Imaging Breast Implant Rupture – Part 1
Dr Pierre Vassallo – Breast augmentation is the most common form of cosmetic surgery performed today.
Is this disseminated ovarian cancer or not?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Maddy’s Pandora: Cherry Blossoms and Clinical Chemistry
Michelle Muscat i2i Publishing; 200 pages; £8.95 Published in December 2017 ”Every single one of us has a story to tell.” This story revolves around two girls of the same age with initially apparently very little in common characterwise, called Madeleine and Madison Moretti. One is an…
The 39th World Medical & Health Games are coming to Malta
Sports Director Pierre Chicco talks Medigames with TheSynapse.
Gene Editing … Quo Vadis?
Ian Ellul – As discussed in the last editorial, modern gene editing is quite precise but it is not perfect.
Is Lymphoma Curable?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Nip and Tuck … Embrace the Future
I wish to start 2018 by discussing gene editing which, following last year’s remarkable advances, is rumoured to continue to make a star appearance on stage. Gene editing basically rewrites DNA, disabling target genes, correcting harmful mutations and changing the activity of specific genes.
A doctor, his patients and miniature trees
Marika Azzopardi meets Dr Alfred Grech for an insight on the daily work of a GP and the life of miniature trees.
Red Star over Russia
Francesco Carelli, University of Milan – Works by leading Soviet painters travel to UK for the first time showing life, art, propaganda and also the bad side.
Picasso, engraving and lithograph masterpieces Pablo Picasso’s wives, muses and mistresses had an enormous impact on his art
By Prof. Francesco Carelli, University Milan, Rome – During his entire artistic career Pablo Picasso, a master and experimenter, shows a strong interest for graphics, from engravings to etchings, from aquatints to lithographs, creating exemplary works both technically and iconographically in order to express a great variety…
Psychosocial and Ethical Considerations of Deceased Organ Donation
In this video on can appreciate the point of view of a parent who lost her son and decided to donate organs for other persons awaiting transplant.