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Lauren Ives

@lauren-ives active 2 years, 9 months ago
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  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, When is a stroke not a stroke?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years ago

    ThumbnailLast week I attended a lecture at Newcastle University where 3 pHD students presented their research projects which had won a prestigious competition within their faculty at the university. One of which was […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Is lifestyle the biggest threat to our life expectancy?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 1 month ago

    A study published by Lancet this week revealed that human lifestyle choices, including poor diet choices and unhealthy lifestyles, are posing a greater threat to life expectancy than infectious diseases.

    While […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Is there a correlation between depression and dementia?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 7 months ago

    ThumbnailRecently on ‘The Medic Portal’ I read an article claiming those who suffer depression in adulthood have an increased risk of developing dementia in later years. This particularly caught my eye as I have decided to […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Is the new junior doctors’ contract discriminatory against women?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 8 months ago

    ThumbnailI read an article last week that shed light upon a specific aspect on the junior doctor debate that was of particular interest for me as it was undoubtedly going to affect me (assuming all goes well – touch […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Nut Allergies and can parents actions prevent them?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 8 months ago

    ThumbnailNut allergies are an area of interest for me, especially as I myself am allergic to hazelnuts. In light of my diagnosis I wanted to do some extensive research into how allergies develop and where they stem for. I […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, This week’s medical news: have we found a potential drug to treat Huntington’s disease?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailThis week has been an exciting week in the drug industry with it being revealed that a new drug to treat Huntington’s disease is being trialled in humans after success in both mice and monkeys.

    The new drug, […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Food for thought: Mental Health, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailMental health is highly stigmatised and is rarely spoke about in public, however it has recently becoming a prevalent topic of discussion in terms of the NHS budget as it was revealed last week that mental health […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, A few ideas on what makes a good doctor, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 10 months ago

    Whilst attending my school’s MedSoc a doctor from outside school lead a discussion in which we discussed “what makes a good doctor?”. I thought I would share some of the ideas presented in our discussions:

    Our […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, More about Alzheimers and Dementia…and the implications for the carers., on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailThis has always been a topic of interest of mine. After having both my grandmothers suffer from the condition it has incentivised me to find out more about the everyday occurring disease that scientists often turn […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, My volunteering last summer…, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 11 months ago

    Last summer I gave up 4 weeks of my holiday to volunteer at a local summer sports school which I have attended from a young age. I thought it would be a brilliant opportunity to combine volunteering with my love […]

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Will a sugar tax really tackle the UK’s obesity problem?, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 11 months ago

    ThumbnailIn the UK one of the major medical stories in 2015 was the proposed sugar tax. This is has been a very topical discussion topic in my Economics lessons and I do believe its an issue that needs to be addressed […]

  • Lauren Ives joined the group Manchester Medical School 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Esme Gallagher and Lauren Ives are now friends 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Lauren Ives wrote a new post, Introducing ME, on the site Lauren Ives' Medical Blog 3 years, 11 months ago

    Starting this new blog gives me the platform to express my thoughts and views on current affairs in the medical world as well as giving an insight on my journey into achieving my aspiration of attending a medical […]

  • Lauren Ives posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago

    Starting this new blog gives me the platform to express my thoughts and views on current affairs in the medical world as well as giving an insight on my journey into achieving my aspiration of attending a medical school.

    So my first post I thought I would write about myself as well as what made me want to pursue medicine.

    I am a sixth form…[Read more]

  • Lauren Ives and Michael Fu are now friends 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Lauren Ives joined the group Newcastle Medical School 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Lauren Ives joined the group Nottingham Medical School 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Lauren Ives joined the group St Georges Medical School London 3 years, 11 months ago

  • Lauren Ives joined the group Medlink Members 3 years, 11 months ago

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