New Developments in Breast Cancer Detection
by Pierre Vassallo – Imaging options for breast cancer detection have changed significantly over time. There are two goals that drive technological change in breast cancer imaging: a. improvement in diagnostic accuracy and b. reduction in radiation exposure to the breast.
Hospital pharmacy … where do we stand?
Alison Brincat, Kathlene Cassar, Mario Barbara & Ruth Borg Theuma
A Cameo Mention of Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) – A Magical Garment Girl using Alcohol to Break a Spell
by Michelle Muscat – MANGA & LIGHT NOVEL
Embracing depression: The role of the primary care physician
Dr Amy Christine Chircop – Although perceptions of mental illness have changed for the better over the past years, for reasons unbeknownst, mental health issues remain a lingering taboo.
A Priest & Practitioner in Peru
Marika Azzopardi meets Rev. Dr Raymond Portelli during a whirlwind visit to Gozo and Malta from his mission in Peru.
The Vocation of being a Pharmacist
Marika Azzopardi interviews pharmacist Simone Fenech who was recently presented with an award by the Qormi Local Council.
UK’s Breast Cancer Screening Glitch
by Ian Ellul – Last May, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that 450,000 women between the ages of 68 and 71 in the UK failed to receive invitations for a final routine breast cancer screening.
We’re planning to amputate this child’s toe
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Education, freedom and profession
Francesco Carelli , University of Milan, Rome, Bari – In Europe the organization of work varies from country to country depending on whether liberal, regulated or with salary.