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.
Keep readingMisophenomena 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.
Keep readingRepresenting Pain Through Art – Elif Nur Vural (2023)
Representing Pain Through Art By Elif Nur Vural K21006526 Student Selected Component: Trigger Warning: Discussion about Suicide
Keep readingAn 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…
Keep readingReflecting 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…
Keep readingDeaf Awareness – Alice Waterfield (2021)
language and identify with Deaf culture , which due to a lack of Deaf awareness can lead to access issues in many areas of their lives. Whereas deaf with a lowercase ‘d’ refers to people who have and auditory impairment but typically don’t use sign language and don’t identify with…
Keep readingEthnicity 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.
Keep readingAssessing the quality and readability of NHS urology webpages in England – Celina Pook (2019)
Objective: To examine the readability of urology webpages to assess their suitability for the general population and their inclusivity for varied levels of health literacy.
Keep readingHow 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,…
Keep readingThe Placebo Effect: Physiology or Psychology? – Nicola Claire Hood (2009)
To address if in the excitement of entering the golden age of science and technology we have lost our historical greater understanding of psychology, contextual and social manipulations. Although this model has understandably taken a backseat the placebo has a brilliant success rate and this essay aims to evaluate the…
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