Jean-Pierre Falret (1794 - 1870) was a French psychiatrist. Falret studied depression and suicide for 32 years and recorded cycles of depression and of elation which he named maladie circulaire and which is more commonly termed bipolar disorder
Why direct laryngoscopy is scheduled for termination.
Rory Sutherland is an advertising whizz. He argues that adding intangible or perceived value to things we already have is perhaps no bad thing and perhaps may be the only alternative to a world of unsustainable consumerism.
As epidemics go, the General Infection of 2010 pales into insignificance alongside the swine flu pandemic of 2009. Professor Broughton-Delirium was glued to his TV set throughout the finals stages of the epidemic, fascinated by the epidemiological drama unfolding in front of his eyes...
The current Bordetella pertussis epidemic began in 2008. The peak of the outbreak was reached in 2009 with 35,000 cases (156 per 100,000 population) with the most affected age group being the 5-9 year old cohort. Though immunisation is above 90%…
Cholera has a 50% mortality if left untreated. Find out when to give the vaccine and how best to protect yourself via our A-Z tropical vaccine library.
In the future infectious diseases specialists will not only have human infections and zoonoses to deal with, but gizmonotic diseases (like computer viruses) as well.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 215 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
What do you know about emergency medicine in Tanzania? Listen and learn from Dr Pendo George, the first female emergency physician in Tanzania, Vice-President of EMAT and head of Paeds Emergency at Muhimbili National Hospital.
The Ballad of Eric's Prostate starts with an unusual finding hidden inside a patient's jocks...
The ‘Little Willy‘ is a genre of short poems with an obscure origin but almost certainly inspired by, or inspired, the ‘Ruthless Rhymes‘ of ‘Harry’ Graham.
The management of medical emergencies (...if you are on a TV show)