Letter from Your clinical psychologist
by Paul Micallef BA DClinPsych CPsychol(UK) Chartered Clinical Psychologist & Consultant/Advisor for Staff Training and Retraining
Update on Avian Influenza
by Tanya Melillo Fenech MD MSc Principle Medical Officer at Disease Surveillance Unit, Department of Public Health. Latest news on H5N1 virus There have been 187 deaths so far across the globe. The difference this year with an overall survival rate of 59.4 %…
“Doctor, Doctor – Where are thou?” Medics in Movies and Television – Part II
The Medical soap opera Up until the sixties most soap opera’s storylines focused on the experiences of families in their homes e.g. Coronation Street, their interaction and relationships between different people living in a particular place.
Imaging Diffuse Liver Disease – Part I
by Pierre Vassallo MD PhD FACA Artz fur Radiologie Consultant Radiologist Diffuse parenchymal hepatic diseases usually represent a failure in a hepatic metabolic pathway and can be categorized as storage, vascular, and inflammatory diseases. This article discusses the role of computed tomography (CT),…
E-learning modules: A healthy collaboration between the Malta Foundation School and TheSynapse
Mr Kevin Cassar, Dr Tonio Piscopo Malta Foundation Programme Directors
‘Grape Expectations’ Continuing our Introduction to Wine Enjoyment
by Albert Cilia-Vincenti “One barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints” – (Italian proverb)
Metastatic melanoma: how do local treatment options compare with current standards of care?
Gabriel Ellul Of all skin cancers, metastatic melanoma is the deadliest form. Early diagnosis allows it to be cured with surgery alone; later presentations considerably limit successful treatment options. Dr Nicholas Refalo, Consultant Oncologist at Mater Dei Hospital, explains to Dr Gabriel Ellul the toll…