PEP, PrEP and all things HIV
On the 1st December we marked world AIDS Day. This day was one of the first ever global health days and was introduced to increase awareness of the issue of […]
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South Africa as a Medical Student Elective.
As a medical student undertaking a year-long placement in St Emlyn’s ED, I was kindly invited to write this post about my recent elective in Cape Town. I’m someone who’s
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Monkeypox has arrived. Is the panic justified?
This blog provides a rapid update on the diagnosis and management of the emerging infection ‘MonkeyPox’. If you want the short answer to the question then it’s no. Don’t panic,
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Equality and global health. What I learned from being a recovering racist…
(Post updated 09/2023) Sad action I admit I cried during the movie Wonder Woman. I found the scene where Diana helps to liberate the villagers quite overwhelming; I still do.
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#badEMfest18 Day 3. St Emlyn’s
After a very relaxing Friday evening with live music, fireside chats and a wine tasting (from the wine farm of Lee Wallis, no less!), Saturday kicked off with workshops bright
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#badEMFest18 Day 2. St Emlyn’s.
Day two of #badEMFest18 started with sun and beauty. Some lunatics went off for a run in the morning….. #BADEMFest18 pic.twitter.com/BS3SQHVlWd — Brian Burns (@HawkmoonHEMS) March 23, 2018 Day two
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#badEMfest18 Day 1. St Emlyn’s
Last week the St Emlyn’s team in the form of Janos Baombe, Natalie May, Ross Fisher and myself travelled to Greyton for the very first #badEMfest18. This is a conference
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Time in rural South Africa as a UK trainee. St Emlyn’s.
Imagine if you will, a hypotensive alcoholic with active haematemesis and melaena, something they taught us in medical school, earning its own place in OSCEs and even a page in
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