Volume 1 Issue 1
As we ride past the peak that is the Summer solstice and begin our descent towards the impending gloom of shortening days, we embark upon this journey…
As the immediate past President of ASiT I agree that a complete opt-out of the directive for all surgical specialties is the only solution which will protect junior doctors’ training. We want junior doctors to be able to work up to and no more than 65 hours a week including on-call…
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a T-cell mediated complex autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that arises in genetically predisposed individuals as a result of dysregulation of mucosal immune…
The advent and widespread usage of clopidogrel is a breakthrough in management of cardiovascular disease. It has augmented established treatment regimen of common pathologies (e.g. myocardial infarction) and permitted…
Alcohol consumption has been linked with cardiovascular complications for over 100 years. Towards the end of the 19th Century, heart failure symptoms were detected in alcoholics and Bollinger described…
Insulin pump therapy, more accurately described as Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) is a relatively novel method of insulin delivery. First trialled…
Evidence is continuing to accumulate that exercise in men can have significant effects on major reproductive hormones and the hypothalamus – pituitary – gonadal axis…
‘Something hazy, like a puff of cigarette smoke’ – otherwise known as ‘moyamoya’ in Japanese, is an intriguing name attributed to the chronic cerebrovascular disease
Stroke is defined as the rapid onset of a focal neurological deficit lasting greater than 24 hours due to vascular mechanisms. In the developed world stroke is the third most common cause for death…
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting women of reproductive age, with a prevalence ranging from 6-7%…
There have been calls for the General Medical Council (GMC) to consider the possibility of introducing national qualifying examinations for UK medical students…
Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) is a rare condition arising from mutations of the ephrin -B1 (EFNB1) gene located at Xq12. It is scientifically fascinating because, though X-linked, phenotypic severity is the reverse of that expected…
Doctors have distinct vulnerabilities to drug and alcohol addiction. Data from the past 20 years suggests that abuse of prescription drugs as well as alcohol and amphetamines amongst doctors is a relatively common…
Despite increasing public awareness of medicines and the pharmaceutical industry, most patients remain blissfully unaware of the long and arduous path that their medicines have taken to reach the therapeutic stage…
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot forming in a deep vein, most commonly in the lower leg or thigh. Embolisation occurs when parts of the thrombus dislodge and are transported via the blood flow…
Trauma to the neck poses several challenges in assessment and management. This article presents a comprehensive review of the published literature on the topic of vascular injuries in penetrating neck trauma…
The Journal of Student Medical Sciences (JSMS) heralds a new era for the publication of scientific research.
Doing research and preparing papers for publication in the Health Sciences is time-consuming, hard and often horribly tedious work.The majority of trainees will wait until several years have passed post-qualification before they set out…
Phantom limb sensations are phenomena that often occur after amputation of a limb, and can be separated into different categories…
Different types of stem cells have been reported. Depending on their source they have different properties…
