Featuring an interview with UCL’s Target Medicine Written By Rujuta Kulkarni Who gets to study Medicine? This question is assumed to have a straightforward answer: that the most capable and hardworking applicants are the ones who get in. But the reality is more complicated. Each year, tens of thousands
Written By Megan Kwok, Rujuta Kulkarni, Apiraami Manivannan While most RUMS societies understandably prioritise and uplift their seniors and finalists, one society makes it a point to thrust their freshers into the spotlight: the MDs. Possibly known as the most cult-like RUMS society, second only to RUMS Boat Club,
The weight of money in medical school Written By Amman Ahmed In this edition we’ve discussed widening participation (WP) within medical schools, but it would be a disservice to not consider the other side of the coin - money! A somewhat taboo, often underexplored topic that can be at the
Written By Sreeja Roy I remember one lecture, an incredibly boring one, where the lecturer seemed to be falling asleep at their own slides, looking around and wondering what the people around me were doing. I had exhausted my supply of entertainment by completing the New York Times (NYT) games
Written By Zara Ahmad It’s 5:30am and Heart Radio blares out from my radio alarm clock. Cyndie Lauper’s melodious voice enters my dreams – this girl does want to have fun, and it turns out waking up at 5:30am is part of it. Now, unlike many on
Written By Maha Khan It feels as though there has been a sudden shift in the political landscape in this country. In the wake of the Tommy Robinson Rally in September 2025 and the Conservative-to-Reform allegiance switching between voters and MPs alike, the atmosphere of intolerance has only
Written By Amman Ahmed Belly buttons are weird. They’re a reminder of the first and last time we had a true connection to another human- a connection you truly can’t recreate. Innies and outties give us another way to discriminate against each other (if it wasn’t for
Written By Michelle Chan Introduction Sepsis is caused by the body’s dysregulated response to an infection. Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is brain dysfunction that occurs due to the activation of the immune response within the central nervous system (CNS), triggered by sepsis-related inflammation. SAE is distinct from other
Written By Lavdhi Jain Breasts hold meaning far beyond their anatomical or biological function. For many women, they are deeply intertwined with identity, femininity and self-worth, shaping how the body is perceived both privately and socially. A diagnosis of breast cancer and the prospect of surgical intervention, therefore, represent
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Written By Rujuta Kulkarni & Nawshin Shelim In 2024, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the leading causes of death in the UK 1, and worldwide cases of Alzheimer’s are projected to triple by 20502. Alzheimer’s, the most common cause of dementia, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease in
Written By Shreya Kantamneni Post-operative mobility assessment is at the cusp of transformation in Orthopaedics. Traditionally, this clinical landscape has been heavily sculpted by periodic clinical consultations, clinician-observed gait assessments and traditional patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Whilst it may be argued by some that these approaches remain
Written By Sweka Sathiyaseelan There is something so ironic about the way our brains seem to be primed with the dual capacity to harm us or to help us grow. The same mechanisms that help us to grow, learn, adapt, love and survive are also the ones which allow trauma
Written By Shangavi Nanthaluxman Introduction Autism and other neurodevelopmental labels have become increasingly visible to the public. The recent global rise in diagnoses has fueled conversation in public health, policy and science.Yet, behind these headlines lies a far more complex picture. Today’s families are navigating two parallel cultural
Written By June Hyun Robotics has a long and progressive history intertwined with neurosurgery. In 1985, the first surgical robot, PUMA 560, performed a brain biopsy before transitioning to prostate-related treatments - the most commonly performed robotic surgery. The UK performed over 49,000 robot-assisted surgeries in 2022, and
Written By Anya Roy Let’s begin with a quick definition - bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, is a “treatment for people who are severely obese, making the stomach smaller so it feels fuller sooner and less food is eaten”1. Bariatric surgeries can be broadly classified as
Written By Anna Sitsapesan Memory is one of our most precious cognitive functions. It connects us with the actions and events of our pasts, and allows us to learn language, build relationships and retain life experiences that contribute to a unique sense of self. It is also notoriously unreliable. We
Written By Emily Winter What is Autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is said to have been first recognised by the medical field in the 1940s. Leo Kanner, the famous Child Psychologist, was the first to use the term ‘autism’ in his paper titled “Autistic Disturbances of Affective Control”. Kanner described
By Nirbhay Kaul 12 February 2022. 15 minutes. A failing system. That was all it took for little Pearl (assigned name) to end her own life. Dear reader, you are about to embark on a journey with me through my experiences shadowing in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Written By Girish Greedharry Going through medical school, I find that there is something apathetically robotic in the way we get indoctrinated with the principles of what makes, in theory, a good doctor. Teachings of clinical practice encompass all the right things you should say - whether a patient approaches you
Reframing the way we prescribe drugs in chronic disease. Written By Angharad Bridges Methotrexate, which is often denoted by MTX, is an antineoplastic, immunosuppressant drug commonly used to manage a wide range of autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and psoriasis. Sometimes, it
Written By Antonia Beevor Martinez The principle of autonomy is a core tenet of medical ethics, but the NHS’ current system for gender-affirming care seems to fly in the face of this. It is a system that prioritises the opinion of clinicians over patients in matters of identity, leading
