by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | General interest, News archive
There is a common conception that doctors must develop a professional detachment in order to function at their best. It isn’t difficult to imagine the impact on the lives of any of us if we opted to become emotionally attached to all of those people we have...
by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | General interest, News archive
Article first published by the Hippocratic Post. We are still some way off finding a cure for COPD, the umbrella term for several different lung conditions including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. These conditions feature different underlying mechanisms but...
by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | General interest, News archive
Biosimilar medicines have been the hot subject of debate for a number of years. But as health systems around the world face continued budget squeezes and seek to increase the number of patients treated with biosimilars, the use of these less expensive options becomes...
by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | General interest, News archive
Replicated from article written by Dr Lizzie Burns for the Hippocratic Post. For the past 14 years I’ve combined science with art to engage people of all ages with the beauty and wonder behind medical research, and the hope it brings. Out of all my public...
by GAtherton | Feb 14, 2019 | General interest, News archive, Video
Rajan Chatterjee, a young GP advocating that we need to holistically assess the long term causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, dementia and depression in order to successfully rid ourselves of those illnesses often without the need for medication. As a GP...
by GAtherton | Feb 7, 2019 | General interest, Information and Learning, Video
This video was produced for a schools event, to give pupils a brief look at what a mycology laboratory does. This is the Mycology Reference Centre Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, where patient samples are sent for various...