By Alexander Gordon1, Thomas Roe1, Toby Ball1, Saisunder S. Chaganty1 1Year 5, Medicine, University of Plymouth Email: Alexander.gordon@students.plymouth.ac.uk Abbreviations UKFPO United Kingdom Foundation Programme Office SJT Situational ...
The Planetary Health Report Card: Peninsula Medical School 2020-2021
By Madhumita Kolluri1 and Niamh McCormack1 1 Medicine, Plymouth University Email: madhumita.kolluri@students.plymouth.ac.uk If there is anything we have learned from this year’s unprecedented fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that the p ...
How does online health information seeking affect the patient and the relationship they have with their doctor?
By Emma Okeke Year 2, Medicine, Plymouth University Email: emma.okeke@students.plymouth.ac.uk Abstract As the internet continues to expand, it is becoming increasingly common for patients to search for health information and symptoms online . ...
Management of capsaicin-induced proctalgia
By Samuel D. Chumbley Year 1, Medicine, University of Exeter Email: sc579@exeter.ac.uk Since humans first began to consume chilli peppers, the plight of capsaicin-induced proctalgia has been known. Capsaicin-induced proctalgia is the famili ...
Insights into clinical trials
By Francesca Welham Year 5, Medicine, University of Cardiff Email: welhamfo@gmail.com Why do patients participate in clinical trials? To answer this question, I read some of the documentation behind a clinical trial, observing the screening visits and ...