Dr Muiris Houston
Inappropriate medical jargon can adversely affect care and alienate patients In spite of our best efforts to ensure appropriate care…
Seasonal traditions have provided solace in difficult times 2020 has been a year of massive societal change. Our lives have…
Recently released figures provide further evidence that the unified front the country presented in the early days of the Covid-19…
Patients who listen to medical slang will learn a lot about their doctors’ attitudes towards them The advent of coronavirus…
Is Sweden’s approach to Covid-19 a cautionary tale, or a realistic response in the absence of a vaccine? I doubt…
The connection between eyebrows and narcissism was just one example of the delightfully eccentric research highlighted at this year’s Ig…
Some reactions to the Black Death were not dissimilar to how people are acting during Covid-19 As the Covid-19 pandemic…
The profession has a collective duty to ensure that the next generation of doctors is educated and that medical research…
Society’s response to mask-wearing tells us a lot about ourselves One of the (many) interesting things about Covid-19 has been…
Life during lockdown was strange and difficult, but there were good times too Did it really happen? Yes, there really…
From ‘covidiot’ to ‘coronacoaster’, the pandemic has thrown up almost a dictionary’s worth of new words As readers are aware,…
Looking to the stars for career guidance?
New research has examined what your star sign says about your choice of medical career Did your specialty choose you…