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Celtic Medical Treatments

In his book 'Carmina Gadelica' Carmichael listed large numbers of runes and incantations in Gaelic, each of which was appropriate to a particular situation or disease. There was a widespread Celtic belief … See more

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Hereditary Physicians in Celtic Medicine

WebBy far the best-known and most widely dispersed of the hereditary physicians in Scotland were the MacBeth or MacBeatha family (in English 'Beaton' and in French 'Bethune'), …

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Setting the gold standard in healthcare Royal College of …

WebStrategy to 2021: Setting the gold standard in healthcare. Our Strategy to 2021 sets out our journey for the next five years and how we will support the profession to deliver the gold …

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Medicine and the McNamara fallacy

WebHistory & Humanities. Medicine and the McNamara fallacy. S O’Mahony1. The ‘McNamara fallacy’ (also known as quantitative fallacy) is named after the US Secretary of Defense …

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AJ Cronin and The Citadel: did a work of fiction contribute to the

WebAJ Cronin (1896–1981) was a Scottish-born doctor-turned-novelist whose most famous novel is The Citadel, published in 1937. The book describes the struggles of an idealistic …

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John Gregory’s medical ethics and the reform Edinburgh

WebJ R Coll Physicians Edinb2006;36:86–92 John Gregory’s medical ethics including economic ruin. As a consequence, physicians and other practitioners did what they could to stand out.

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Medical Nemesis 40 years on: the enduring legacy of Ivan Illich

WebIvan Illich’s attack on modern medicine, Medical Nemesis, appeared in 1974. The book famously opened with the statement: ‘The medical establishment has become a major …

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Remote and Rural Medicine

Web1.jpg Rural Scotland accounts for 98% of the land mass of Scotland and nearly a fifth of the population are resident there. Over recent years, the population of rural Scotland has …

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Infectious Diseases Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

WebIn total, this is comprised of two years of general medicine and three years of infectious disease (ID) training. The three years of ID training should include general ID, HIV and …

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Cognitive bias in clinical medicine

Web226 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH VOLUME 48 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 ED O’Sullivan, SJ Schofield An illustration of cognitive …

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NHS 75 Timeline Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Webnhs-75-timeline.png The NHS came into being in the UK, including Scotland, in 1948. However, Scotland had long had its own distinctive medical tradition which centred …

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Simulation in medical education

WebSimulation is a useful modality to supplement training in real clinical situations because it enables control over the sequence of tasks offered to learners, provides opportunities to …

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THE LAST ILLNESS OF LORD BYRON

WebTHE LAST ILLNESS OF LORD BYRON. A.R. Mills,* 23 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5QDZ. George Gordon Byron was born in London on Tuesday 22 January 1788, the son …

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Seven reasons why the physical examination remains important

WebAn 82-year-old care home resident became agitated and aggressive to his carers. He had dementia but no other major comorbidity. Judged unmanageable in the care home he …

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introduction Better healthcare or social change

WebThe World Health Organization defines health as a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not just the absence of disease or infirmity’.1This definition portrays …

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TOP 20 MOST IMPORTANT MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF …

WebLIVER TRANSPLANTATION: 50 years ago it was inconceivable to hope that doctors might be able to offer patients with chronic liver disease the option of replacing their diseased …

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FREE RADICALS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

WebLarge water-soluble agent which scavenges the superoxide anion, generating hydrogen peroxide. Exists in close proximity to catalase. Dual role: can convert hydrogen peroxide …

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