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The Health Benefits of Yoga
I often describe yoga as being a bit ‘magical’. As a genetics-researcher-turned-yoga-teacher, it is no surprise to me how the benefits of the ancient...
How will 3D printing change medicine?
The apparent simplicity of 3D printing, from art projects to DIY guns, belies its enormous promise in healthcare. 3D printing –also known as additive manufacturing– historically...
Spreading sunshine over Europe
Since 2010, drug manufacturers and medical device companies in the US have had to to track and report their relationships with physicians (including any...
What you need to know about medical apps for you and your patients
Although physicians seem happy to embrace the smartphone for personal use, only one in 10 already uses smartphone apps in their work with patients...
Why you should donate your tumour to research
It can happen with terrifying speed. From a breast lump to the chemo ward with the empty feeling that your whole personality has been...
The unanswered questions about e-cigarettes
In 2017, people in Wales could be banned from using e-cigarettes in pubs, restaurants and their workplace.
The new Welsh Public Health Bill has divided...
‘The law is an ass’: How to avoid clinical negligence
It’s August; you arrive on the ward all shiny and enthusiastic, with your pencils sharpened and instructions to ‘play nicely’ with the others, and...
Mobile technology can transform healthcare
Developments in both the sophistication and affordability of mobile technologies using custom-designed hardware and software are changing how healthcare is delivered, received and researched....
‘It’s gone viral’: Social media guidance for those who like to share
I suspect that any of the Bright, Young, Things (BYTs) reading this will have never experienced the thrill of writing a memo (yes, that’s...
Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink? Is end-of-life-care poor?
“Death Pathway still being used…”
One can always rely on a tabloid to present a balanced view on an issue important to patients and carers....
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Is There a Role for Humour in Medicine? If so, what is it?
For centuries, the medical profession and nursing profession have used humour as a way to communicate with patients, with each other, and as a...
