Underactive thyroid disease – a modern approach

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The Problem A patient comes to the doctor concerned about longstanding fatigue symptoms. She knows of a family history of underactive thyroid disease and is worried her thyroid is not working properly Introduction and some basic concepts [from Basic endocrinology : for students of pharmacy and allied health sciences, edited by Constanti et al (1998; […]

Wellcome Film of the Month: The Sardinian Project (1949)

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Reblogged from Wellcome Trust Blog: Our film of the month for March is The Sardinian project (1949), which is about how malaria was eradicated from the island just after the Second World War. The history of malaria runs in parallel with the most recent 10,000 years of human civilisation; malaria has a symbiotic relationship with [...]

Nothing to see here – General Practice serves our children well

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February 19, 2013 UK readers awoke to the headline that NHS is failing the children. Why? Kids with meningococcal disease are turned away rather than sent to hospital to be cured; Children with asthma are not given adequate treatment; Too many children are admitted to paediatric wards with minor illnesses Doctors prescribe too many drugs [...]

Samuel Shem, 34 Years After ‘The House of God’ – Atlantic Mobile

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http://goo.gl/TZ3fx A fabulous essay celebrating humanity in healthcare which must be preserved for all our sakes Filed under: Clinical, General Practice, Journalism, Medicine, NHS, Teaching/Undergraduate

Shame

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Reblogged from Abetternhs's Blog: Masaccio: The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden 1425 Through the concrete physicality of the two figures and the arid landscape around them, Masaccio makes believable the first dolorous steps of human beings on earth, … Continue reading →

WHO | Patient safety: the rising star of clinical care

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WHO | Patient safety: the rising star of clinical care. Patient safety: the rising star of clinical care Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Keynote address at the 29th International Conference of the International Society for Quality … Continue reading →

The Things We Carried, Then and Now – NYTimes.com

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http://goo.gl/bJa7W Fabulous short essay on what the new doctor of 21st century should carry in their bag Filed under: Clinical, General Practice, Medicine, Teaching/Undergraduate