The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Minahil Khan
Student Life

In March of this year, I had to embark on this “daring task” too but not for any of the reasons mentioned above but rather in order to escape from months of being stuck in a foreign city with minimal to no support, in case a full lockdown was announced (which it later was!). I was definitely not the only one, several international students were in the exact same position, some being repatriated on government planes back to their homeland while others rushed to find tickets before borders closed.

The COVID-19 Infodemic

The COVID-19 Infodemic

Areen Wazir
Medicine, Politics

A pandemic. Mass technology. A recipe for disaster. 5G radiation caused the Covid-19 pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine is the cure for Covid-19. The virus was genetically engineered in a lab in China. Drinking cow urine can cure Covid-19. Bill Gates wants to use a vaccination program to implant digital microchips that will track and control people. Taking six deep breaths and then coughing while covering one’s mouth will cure Covid-19. Consuming garlic, onions and turmeric prevents the virus. Covid-19 doesn’t actually exist.

A Pandemic within a Pandemic

A Pandemic within a Pandemic

Artchuthan Arutsothy
Medicine

Lockdown was a controversial measure, then and now, hotly debated with some countries like Sweden outright rejecting the idea. However, it worked to a degree for us; cases of COVID went down and the death toll slowly but surely receded, before measures were reversed. However there is a disease which thrived during our brief stint with lockdown: violence.

We Need to Talk about Periods

We Need to Talk about Periods

Grace Catchpole
Medicine, Interview

It’s not a surprise to anyone that Women’s Health, and associated issues, is an oft neglected part of medicine. One area of women’s health that is very present in public discourse now is periods. However, within healthcare education, this conversation is still lacking. So, what conversations should be happening and why aren’t they? I conducted three interviews to look at these questions.

#Medbikini

#Medbikini

Stella Chatzieleftheriou
Medicine

If this hashtag means anything to you, you'll know that what is about to follow is a very justified rant. For those whom it does not here is a recap; an article was published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery titled "Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons". In this study, young vascular surgeons’ social media accounts were screened, using fake social media accounts created by the authors.

Diary of an FiY1

Diary of an FiY1

Dr James Stevens
Medicine

If you stand by the fountain at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and look upon the hospital, you look upon a site that has lived through the black death, Spanish influenza and two World Wars. Now that list includes COVID-19, the inescapable phrase on everyone’s lips as the UK works through the greatest health crisis of our lifetime.

Bereft

Bereft

Lucy Edgar
Medicine

The beginning of summer, I am working with the bereavement team at The Royal London Hospital packing boxes with the possessions of deceased patients, I am working with my friends and living by myself in London. The end of summer, I am back at my family home, the leaves turn from green to yellow and we receive a call at 2 am to notify my family of my grandmother’s death.

In Conversation with Professor Charles Knight, CEO of St Bartholomew's Hospital & Nightingale Hospital London

In Conversation with Professor Charles Knight, CEO of St Bartholomew's Hospital & Nightingale Hospital London

Harris Nageswaran
Medicine, Interview

Professor Charles Knight OBE is the CEO of St Bartholomews Hospital, and was seconded to be the CEO of the Nightingale Hospital London at the ExCeL as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic reached its crescendo. We spoke to him about his experience during this turbulent time, and about what we, as a health system, could learn from these last few months.

A Brief Intro to Global Health

A Brief Intro to Global Health

Emily Chamberlain
Global Health

There is no definitive definition of Global Health. In fact, if you ask 5 different people within the field (or even a class on campus) you will get a different response each time. Unlike many other scientific discourses, it bridges the gap between science and the traditionally labelled, ‘humanities’ to build a multivariate picture of an environment or circumstance; it is in its simplest form, an interdisciplinary approach to health and medicine.

Freshers Freeze

Freshers Freeze

Nesrin Gorgun
Neuroscience

Anyone who has ever sweated over an exam or a looming deadline knows what stress feels like. Chaos. Sheer panic. Time and space disentangle, and cortical executive functions dissolve away with surging levels of adrenaline and cortisol. Everything freezes. “Freshers Freeze”, may be an even more common occurrence than the infamous “Freshers Flu”.

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