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Jack Brown wrote a new post, What is consent?, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 5 months ago
This is probably one of the most fundamental laws involved with medicine, stating that no treatment can be carried without the consent of that patient. It means that before any examination or treatment of a […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Aspirin ‘major bleed’ warning for over-75s, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 5 months ago
To begin with, what is aspirin? Aspirin is a drug that is most commonly used in the average household for pain relief from headaches to cold and flu symptoms. However, it is not this property which is its main […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Can we override the power to sleep?, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 6 months ago
It has long been known that sleep deprivation is very unhealthy for the body. Research has shown that a lack of sleep can cause impulsive behaviour, depression, paranoia and suicidal thoughts. It has even been […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Sleep loss can increase chances of obesity, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 6 months ago
A lack of sleep has been shown to increase weight gain sue to its effects on energy metabolism.
In the modern world, it is extremely hard to balance a sleep schedule with completing work and other factors. […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Volunteering – what to expect and my experience so far., on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 7 months ago
I have recently managed to secure a place volunteering in a care home very close to where I live. The process of trying to get a place volunteering has probably taken me around 3 months since the initial email […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Dangers of UV light., on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 7 months ago
As many of you will not be aware, May is ultraviolet awareness month. This is to try and make people conscious to the risk that UV light rays pose to your eyes. UV light increases your risk of cataracts and […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Barium sulphate in medicine, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 7 months ago
Barium sulphate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4. It is completely soluble in water, which is a very useful property of the compound. It is also white crystalline solid that is odourless. T […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Scientists find a new mechanism that causes cancer cells to self-destruct, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 7 months ago
Cancer is the single name assigned to more than 100 diseases. It is the result of abnormal cells that multiply and spread out of control, damaging healthy cells along the way. Most cancers result in tumors but […]
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, My experience of vasectomies , on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 8 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Alzheimer’s and stem cells., on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 8 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Daily consumption of tea may protect the elderly from cognitive decline, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 8 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Ultrasound used to measure fluid within the lungs., on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 8 months ago
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Becca Rogers and Jack Brown are now friends 2 years, 9 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Korsakoff’s syndrome – ‘Alcohol induced brain damage’ , on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 9 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, Motor Neurone Disease, on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 10 months ago
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Jack Brown wrote a new post, The physics behind MRI scanners., on the site Medicine Today 2 years, 10 months ago
I am currently reading Jim Al-Khalili’s Life on the Edge, which describes many of the phenomena within nature using quantum physics. This may sound very boring to some, but in actual fact is very interesting. […]
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Jack Brown became a registered member 2 years, 10 months ago