In the many years since, the ruling has come under repeated challenges, and on June 24th, 2022, it was overturned in a landmark moment.
Cost of Living Crisis: Paying the Price in People's Health
In the past year, the costs of basic items and necessities, from groceries to gas and energy prices, have risen exponentially in what has now become known as the cost of living crisis.
Return To The Garrod
As we hope many of you will know, BLSA is returning to the Garrod building with many exciting new student spaces. But perhaps few of you know how this came about and what’s specifically happening.
Recalibrate: What can we learn from Rosemary's lobotomy?
I was introduced to the powerful story of Rosemary Kennedy by a chance recommendation from the YouTube algorithm. This certainly kindled my interest in the history of lobotomies and, to put them in their wider context, the shift between surgery to pharmacology and onwards.
The QM-glomerate: Remembering Westfield
Have you ever heard of the Westfield College? I doubt it, as in all material senses, it no longer exists. It was set up in 1888 and was the first college to aim to educate women for University of London degrees.
Retrospect: What should we do about Jack the Ripper?
For those unfamiliar with Whitechapel, it is likely that the name ignites imagery of glooming gas lit alleyways in a crime laden, poverty stricken, Victorian London.
Rethought, Dr James Barry
The complex story of Dr James Barry was initially presented to me in an arguably oversimplified package. The first female doctor, forced undercover by a patriarchal and unaccepting society, to become an incredibly talented and highly esteemed military surgeon, all the while maintaining secrecy until the end.
Happening Around BL: 2023
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Rediscover London
London is a wonderful place to be a student. With countless museums, theatres, music venues, and galleries, there’s really something for everyone!
Dal Makhani Recipe - serves six to eight
Also called Black Dal, this is the most captivating, indulgent dal you’ve ever eaten!
Where to Munch this March?
As this rather cold winter comes closer to the end and we look forward to spring there is no better time to leave the warmth of your home to explore London's amazing food scene.
2023 Recap - The year in politics
I think it’s fair to say there does seem to be a few people that are a tad upset at the current government right now.
Write in our Next Issue - Issue 6
Submissions are now open for our first print issue of the year, Issue 6! The deadline for any submissions is the 31st of October 2022, and will be printed for release in late November/ early December.
Join the Circadian Team for 2022/23
Run for a role in the Circadian Team for the academic year 2022/23
Disrupting Big Pharma
Several years ago, the price of Daraprim, a drug routinely used to treat life-threatening parasitic infections like toxoplasmosis, surged by over 5000% percent overnight.
Urgency, discontent, and innovation: How the Aducanumab drug approval calls for novel perspectives of Alzheimer’s Disease pathogenesis
On 10th of June 2021, Dr Aaron Kesselheim, a member of the FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee resigns over the agency’s controversial accelerated approval of Biogen’s drug Aducanumab.
What’s in a name? BL Identity Crisis
What should it matter what a medical school is called? This is a question I’ve been forced to ask myself recently - in the face of the forced rebrand of our medical school - and I’ve had to conclude that ideally, it seems as if it shouldn’t matter.
Increased prescription charges: two sides of a coin
Since 1995, free prescription charges have been available for both men and women, relative to the State Pension Age (SPA) of 60 or over. Justified by the fact that after the age of 60, individuals were no longer working and thus the cost of potential prescription would have a greater personal economic impact compared to those who were still working. However…
The death of a loved one, whether it’s a close friend, partner, parent, child, or other relative, can be overwhelming and difficult at any time. But during a pandemic, which has already impacted all other aspects of life, it can be even more difficult to navigate for plenty of reasons.
A Rakes Progress
Here’s a taster. The very first patient I had to examine the next year, resplendent in a white coat that didn’t smell of chip fat, (me, not the patient), seemed quite well, but I just couldn’t find a pulse and I had read the early parts of Hutchinson’s how to do everything. What sort of trainee doctor cannot take a pulse?