Drinking Up to Three Cups of Coffee Per Day May Be Safe, Protective
Caffeine consumption linked to decreased rate of atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias
How to encourage young people to eat healthy snacks: new insights
Nathalie De Cock, a researcher at the University of Ghent, has won the Alpro Foundation Award for best publication for her study. She is receiving this award for her publication “Adding a reward increases the reinforcing value of fruit” which was part of the REWARD…
Does this sarcoma Need drastic Surgery?
S hort accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
A Doctor’s Life in the Army
F or this issue, Marika Azzopardi meets up with Colonel Chevalier Dr Raymond Benċini to talk about his long and rewarding career in the British Army. The first time she met him was in 2002 when she reviewed his book “Hitler’s Deputy was One of…
Meeting the editor
A n interview with Dr Ian Ellul – editor of The Synapse Medical Journal as well as researcher in paediatric medicine. – Marika Azzopardi
The revised ESC guidelines on Heart Failure – An update
In this interview, coordinated by Dr Ian Ellul, we meet Dr Alice May Moore MD, MRCP(UK). Dr moore is currently working at Mater Dei Hospital as a Higher Specialist Trainee in the Cardiology Department. She has a special interest in Heart Failure and in November 2016…
Preserving fertility during chemotherapy
Researchers of the Goethe-University decode the mechanism of chemotherapy induced female infertility
Impact of Social Determinants on Health in Malta
Michelle Deguara, Kathleen England, Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Ye Olde Apothecary in Rabat
There was a day and age when medicines were not mass produced, but handmade to doctor’s orders by none other than the village pharmacist. Marika Azzopardirekindles some memories during a visit to Malta’s only pharmacy museum. She interviews Mr Michael Bonnici.