rat-a-tattat
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Congrats on the offer James, see you next year if you make it your firm :)

Hi Arsa, Like you said, that list was updated in 2007 when UEA had just graduated its first batch. The WHO directory is not the important one but rather, the IMED directory from FAIMER is what...

96/120 is still an A. Even though it's a low A, the 56/60 and 101/120 more than makes up for it.

Surely not, referee. I haven't heard of anywhere near 300 offers going out, but then again not everyone uses these forums so offers might all be out! I will also be bitterly disappointed if I get...

You can withdraw the application from Newcastle if you're definitely sure you want Sheffield, it comes up on track. Has anyone applied for accomodation yet? Congrats to all!

Overdose [copied from half way through] To cut the story short, after a day on the treatment, it was decided that this poor bloke needed a liver transplant as the liver was failing. An organ...

Last week I noticed a deep sense of calm in me. I was smiley happy all week from a combination of small things: the fact my shoes click when I walk in the office (when I was little I couldn’t wait...

An ABG is where a needle is stuck into the wrist at a steep angle to go and pierce the radial artery (the one you can feel with your fingers at your wrist). This is needed to see the levels of...

Crash call! Here is the start of my latest blog... On friday (two weeks ago!) had the most awesome ward round ever! Literally! Reading the title of this blog you might think I'm a bit weird for...

Last week at work went really quickly. Partly because I was looking forward to my interview (perhaps looking forward to is the wrong word, more anticipating the interview) and my boyfriend coming...

The human body contains 10 times more microbes than the human body has cells. Further study of gut bacteria has shown that these bacteria contain 3.3 million genes in comparison to just 23,000 human...

Aggressively treating HIV infection before symptoms become apparent could improve patient outcomes and control the spread of the disease. The studies conducted in both developing and developed...

A big step forward has been made in understanding how polymorphisms in a region of junk non-coding DNA (an intron) can affect the risk of heart disease. The intron in question is located on...

The usefulness of mice as animal models in hepatic research has taken a great leap forward. One of the most commonly cited problems with animal models is that they are different and respond...

At the London nightclub Pacha, the Department of Health and Alzheimer's Society launched a new campaign to inform the public about dementia. The launch featured people with dementia ballroom dancing....