Medicine

Sana Pethurupillai Body Mass Index (BMI) has commonly been used by doctors and the public alike to determine “healthy weights”. But growing criticism and expert opinions suggest that this medical measurement is not only heavily flawed and archaic but can detrimentally affect people’s mental health.  there are numerous more...

A discussion of the evidence supporting both the dangers of ingesting cannabis and the potential health benefits of doing so....

Having recently used the NHS after getting tonsillitis, Thomas Martin has experience of how prescription medication is issued. Whilst it was simple overall, there seemed to be a lot of back-and-forth between the doctor, the receptionist, and the pharmacy. Therefore, it felt pertinent to address the new Primary Care...

With the development of Artificial Intelligence systems and their ever-expanding capabilities, we have found ourselves living in an exciting, yet potentially dangerous, new age. Impact's Evie Crossland explores the background behind AI, how its designers intend for it to grow, and what is needed to ensure that this is...

Leacsaidh Macdonald Marlow Following recent and ongoing trials into a new potential treatment for diabetes; the artificial pancreas, many type I and II patients may find their lives made significantly easier with regards to managing and treating their condition daily. Leacsaidh Macdonald Marlow discusses. Type I diabetes is a...

Melina Williams This is a sponsored post. Quotient Sciences in Nottingham has successfully completed hundreds of healthy volunteer trials for conditions including asthma, diabetes, heart disease and irritable bowel syndrome Cara has travelled the world with her small son. Quotient has completed over 1,500 trials and has worked with...

Maria Stuart There has been plenty of talk about new variants of the coronavirus. Maria Stuart explains what we know so far about some of the emerging variants and the effect that they are likely to have. What is a variant? Viruses are constantly changing and mutating. Small variations...