MEDDIE
I aspire to study medicine in the future and I enjoy discussing and reviewing any media related to healthcare.
I will post regularly on interesting topics I find on TV or on the web!
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News: Melanoma skin cancer cases on the rise
A number of UK media outlets today published statistics on the incidence of melanoma cancer cases in the UK. Read more
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News: Infected Blood Victims Compensation
More details are emerging of the compensation scheme for victims and families of the infected blood scandal, which occurred in the UK in the 1970s-1990s. Read more
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Review of Forensics: The Real CSI (BBC series)
For this article, I reviewed a TV series that explores the application of forensic medicine/science to criminal cases and the crucial contribution of forensics in determining the cause and circumstances of major crimes. Read more
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Review of MIT OpenCourseWare: Machine Learning for Healthcare
At times challenging course due to some of the mathematical and computer science content; but also a very insightful discussion of the opportunities and challenges of machine learning applied to a healthcare context Read more
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Review of New Amsterdam (Amazon Video) TV series
Personal review of Season 1 of the NBC medical drama series, currently broadcast in the UK via Amazon Video. Read more
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WHO UK Healthcare System Report
Searching through the WHO main website (https://who.int – accessed February 2024), I found an interesting article on the state of the UK health system. […] Read more
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Review of ‘This is going to hurt’ by Adam Kay
My personal review of Adam Kay’s book about his experience of working for the NHS. Read more
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Review of BBC’s Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
This is my personal review of Season 1 of the must-see BBC documentary series “Surgeons: At the Edge of Life”. Read more
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NHS Junior Doctors’ Strike
Unfortunately, my first post is about the current six-day strike implemented by the NHS junior doctors. I say unfortunately because the strike, regardless of one’s thoughts about its merits, will inevitably cause disruption to NHS patients. Read more
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