Category: Medicine

  • Nurses leave NHS for Oz

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    Although I wrote, “leave NHS”, many are unable to start work in the UK after qualifying as nurses because jobs are no longer there. “According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) 3,200 nurses of the 8,000 registering to work abroad want to work Down Under.” BBC article.

  • Anatomy Teaching: the cruellest cut of all

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    Some of the GEP students might be interested to see who we saw in London at an anatomy meeting yesterday. They like his DVDs very much.

  • Lack of bodies for medic training

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    “A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.” BBC article.

  • Podcasts

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    I’m getting behind with the embryology podcast series. This is mostly because of all the other tasks that I have to prioritise above it, but be encouraged that I’ve been drawing some images specifically for enhanced versions of future podcasts. They take a while to conceive and draw, and I’m going to have to record…

  • Degree applicants ‘copy from web’

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    A BBC article claims “Thousands of prospective university students are using the internet to cheat in their applications, analysis by admissions service Ucas reveals.” Importantly UCAS say, “There’s a difference between copying, and using the web to get advice on how to write the best personal statement – there’s nothing wrong with that.”

  • Back in the lab

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    Look at me! I’m back in the lab! I need some images to complete a paper I’m about to submit, so I finally get to go into the lab, cut some sections on the cryostat and do a little immunohistochemistry. It feels good, and brings back some good feelings. Oh, the monotony of the post-doc’s…

  • Flawed Stem Cell Paper Withdrawn

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    The New Scientist has recently questioned data presented in a Nature paper that described pluripotent cells present in adult bone marrow (link). Clearly a potentially very promising resource, do these cells really have the originally described abilities? New Scientist article here.

  • Afternoon nap is good for the heart

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    A recently completed study says that having regular naps in the middle of the day helps reduce the risk of heart disease. Right, that’s enough evidence for me. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. BBC article link.

  • Stitch Pain: New light on stitch

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    I often get asked about the cause of the “stitch” pain many people suffer from when running. No-one is entrirely sure of the cause or if there are multiple causes, but a recent study has helped define it. Sports Injury Bulletin: Stitch pain article. It appears that most people get a stitch on their right…

  • Polar Bear Swim

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    Our medicine students raised money for charity today by going for a swim, in fancy dress, in the sea. Bear in mind (pun intended) that it’s January and the water’s pretty chilly. They called this the Polar Bear Swim. Some of the staff got involved too, notably Phil here in blonde wig and black bikini.…