The Maltese General Election of 2018 – Pride & Prejudice
by Dr Ian Ellul
Editorial – Health prIorItIes of the fIrst maltese presIdency of the european council
The presidency of the European Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months.
Health priorities of the first Maltese Presidency of the European Council
The presidency of the European Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council. Member states holding the presidency work together in groups of three, called ‘trios’.
Communication at the primary/secondary care interface: A review of the literature and a stakeholder analysis
Jason Attard, Charmaine Gauci & Julian Mamo
Cholesterol & Statins – the controversy continues
Albert Cilia-Vincenti A recent widely publicised Lancet review of statin efficacy and safety data generated more controversy than it resolved.1 Led by Professor Rory Collins of Oxford University, the review claimed that the benefits of statins have been underestimated and the risks exaggerated. Claims of…
An overview of the epidemiology and local health services offered for colorectal cancer – Part I
Kathleen England, Dorianne Farrugia, Dominic Agius, Miriam Dalmas
Chemical Pathology in the Movies: ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’
Michelle Muscat – The 1992 medical drama ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’, directed by George Miller, is at the same time a tragic and uplifting movie which deals with one of the lesser known diseases, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which forms part of a subset of diseases of interest to the…