Author Archives: LKA+A

Understanding the Nature of Asthma Exacerbations in Patients on Tezepelumab – Raphael Birch (2025)

Tezepelumab is a biologic for severe asthma that reduces exacerbations by blocking TSLP, a cytokine which drives T2 and non-T2 inflammatory pathways. This benefits more patients than biologics that target T2 alone. My SSC investigated why some patients receiving Tezepelumab still exacerbate, by comparing biomarkers at baseline and during attacks.

Misophenomena in Tourette Syndrome – Benjamin Birns (2024)

Misophenomena are group of conditions where specific sensory stimuli create intense feelings of anger/hatred within an individual. I investigated the experiences of children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) in the ELCH Neurodevelopmental Movement Disorders (TANDeM) clinic who reported misokinesia phenomenon.

An Emotional Rollercoaster – Ayesha Unadkat (2023)

The patient’s story lies at the heart of a doctor’s role and that story influences each patient’s experience of illness- some call this journey ‘an emotional rollercoaster’.

I had reflected on what I had learn from each of the patients and combined this with my learning from my seminars where I learnt a lot about the concept of co-CREATING a story with my patient and this led me to come up with the mnemonic CREATE to guide my through working with patients in my future practice.

Reflecting on the Historical And Modern Representations of the Female Body and Mind – Nikhil Patel (2022)

Abstract Hysteria, derived from the Ancient Greek term for uterus, is an antiquated medical diagnosis describing “a psychological disorder of converting stress into physical or emotional symptoms”. The study of hysteria was popularised in nineteenth century Europe through the clinical work of Charcot at La Salpêtrière hospital. Using photography, the diagnosis of his female patientsContinue reading “Reflecting on the Historical And Modern Representations of the Female Body and Mind – Nikhil Patel (2022)”

Ethnicity influences total serum vitamin B12 concentration: a study of Black, Asian and White patients in a primary care setting – Jessica O’Logbon (2020)

A growing body of evidence suggests that ethnicity and race influence vitamin B12 metabolism and status yet clinical awareness of this is poor, causing doubts regarding diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, deficiency and insufficiency cut-offs are universally applied for this test in most diagnostic settings.

How can Medical Anthropology help us to perceive reproductive practices, specifically Female Genital Mutilation, in a way that tolerates alternative schools of thought? – Bethany Wildridge (2016)

This essay is an exploration of how Medical Anthropology can enable healthcare professionals, academics and lay people to understand reproductive practices from the perspective of their cultural origin. Worryingly, developments in Western healthcare have resulted in a neo-colonial attitude being adopted in response to alternative or seemingly horrifying reproductive practices, such as FGM, in developing countries.