TheSynapse interviews Victoria Farrugia Sant’Angelo, Principal GP at Primary Health Directorate Malta and Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Policy (ACIP) Malta who speaks about the scientific facts with regards to the safety of immunisation in general and Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR) in particular.

In this interview, we meet Dr. Eileen Clark, a Consultant Dermatologist, who discusses the art of skin tattoos and how best to approach medical complications related with this topic this topic.

As the population ages, the prevalence of osteoporosis increases with resultant increase in the risks of bone fractures. We are also referring more people for assessment of bone mineral density, thereby able to find asymptomatic persons with low bone mineral density. This brings the dilemma…

The impact of a CT-based approach on the diagnosis and management of chest pain – YouTube In this elearning interview, Dr Luise Reichmuth, Cardiac Radiologist, speaks about the recent developments in computed tomography (CT) technology as a means of obtaining high-resolution images of the coronary…

In this elearning interview, Dr Alexander Borg, Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in Cardiovascular Imaging, clarifies the standard definition of hypertension, how best to approach a new diagnosis of hypertension and what first-line therapeutic modalities are currently indicated.

This video is Part two of a three part series of videos on research intended for both undergraduate and post graduate medical professionals interested in carrying out research as part of their professional development. 

One of the fist things that need to be considering when embarking on any research project is to ensure that the data is really representative of the population you want to study. Accurate sampling is therefore essential in this respect.

The annual academic meeting of the Malta association of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermfest, will be held on the 12 November 2016.

How has science, war, missiles, ecology and failure of drug rehabilitation programmes contributed to family therapy.

The first World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

Obesity is responsible for multiple chronic medical conditions. Treatment of obesity is never easy and successful treatment more often than not requires a multidisciplinary approach. Bariatric surgery has an ever increasing significant role in the management of obesity. In this video, Mr Axisa discusses the…