May 2015 Blog Posts (4)

Bullying of doctors in training is widespread. Abdelmageed Abdelrahman discusses the impact of the problem and how it can be tackled

In 2014, nearly 10% of doctors in training reported to the General Medical Council (GMC) that they had experienced bullying. The figures, collected as part of the GMC’s National Training Survey of the 50 000 doctors in training, reveal the extent of the problem among doctors training in the United Kingdom.

But the impact of bullying…

Twenty two junior doctors were investigated by the General Medical Council between 2011 and 2015 over recreational drug use, figures released by the regulator have shown.

From January 2011 to January 2015 the GMC investigated 22 doctors who were less than five years after qualification for alleged recreational drug use. The cases were categorised by the GMC as controlled substances offences, driving under the influence of drugs, mental and behavioural illness (substance misuse), or…

According to the CDC, antibiotic resistant microorganisms were responsible for infecting more than 2 million people in 2013. The death toll of these kinds of infections reaches out to 23,000 per annum. Prevention is of the essence and so physicians and pharmacists should help address this problem. Prevention prevails over cure any day of the week!

Prevention is better than…

As we hear cancer a thrill undergoes down the body. Cancer is divided into various categories. Every cancer has different symptoms with variable affects on body trapped under devastating disorder. Brain tumor, Cerebral Astrocytoma is a type of cancer growing forming a lump with brain cells called astrocytes.

Treatment for Brain tumor, Cerebral Astrocytoma in India is quite affordable. The different types of methods are followed

• Surgery – used greatly…