Myrian describes how an acquired brain injury has affected her, and the challenges she now faces when engaging in healthcare consultations In 2015 I experienced varicella zoster virus meningoencephalitis and was left with an acquired brain injury. The fallout has affected every area of my life, and is impossible to predict. I was unprepared for the downward spiral that my brain and body would…
The more that female foundation doctors see of senior female doctors during placements, the more likely they are to choose to train in that specialty,…
The news that Sarah Benn has been suspended from the medical register sends a bleak message to climate concerned younger doctors, writes Alexander Mafi Doctors…
The state of Florida, the third most populous state in the US, banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on 1 May, bringing down the…
The kidney and liver transplantation programmes of a major hospital in Houston, Texas, have been suspended while authorities investigate claims that the surgeon in charge…
Over the past year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has grappled with the largest outbreak of mpox in the past half century. Despite obstacles,…
Current evidence leaves more questions than answers Psilocybin and other psychedelics are under investigation for use in several mental health conditions, including depression.1 Psilocybin, a…
The news that Sarah Benn has been suspended from the medical register sends a bleak message to climate concerned younger doctors, writes Alexander Mafi Doctors…
Ford AC, Wright-Hughes A, Alderson SL, et al. Amitriptyline at low-dose and titrated for irritable bowel syndrome as second-line treatment in primary care (ATLANTIS): a…
A global review of three decades of health data has revealed huge health differences in men and women that begin in adolescence and grow throughout…
Whistleblowers in the NHS are targeted by a systemic employer “playbook” designed to silence or remove them, the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) has…
