Biofilms

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Prostate cancer screening

Alice Ball and leprosy

As part of its 120th anniversary celebrations, in 2019 the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine inscribed the names of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934),...

Repurposed drugs

‘Klas et al (2023) consider how ethical issues acquired relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on amantadine, a drug often used in neurological conditions’

Vaccine mandates

Almost a decade ago, Cunningham (2015) acknowledged vaccination as one of the major medical advances of modern times but added that ‘public health officials have become intoxicated by success and have...

A pill for everything?

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment demonstrated better cognitive scores after 6 to 12 months of exercise compared to sedentary controls. A RCT...

Navigating the art and science of appropriate prescribing

Prescribing, and in particular appropriate prescribing, is advocated as a mixture of science and art (Buetow et al, 1997)..

Metformin

Also known as French lilac, the herb Galega officinalis was used as a traditional medicine in medieval Europe, apparently helpful against worms, epilepsy and fever. In 1772 it was used to treat thirst...

Bacteriophages

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top global public health and development threats, reporting that ‘bacterial AMR was directly responsible...

Continuous glucose monitors

‘The technological advances offered by continuous glucose monitors must be tested, evaluated, and demonstrated to be robust before being used outside clinical settings’ .