Science
Boiling point: workplace pressures
Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist Azuma Kalu looks at pressure in the workplace and presents two case studies.
Hong Kong flu
The Hong Kong flu outbreak of 1968-70 claimed over one million lives worldwide. Retired GP Elizabeth Clyde reflects on her first-hand experiences from this widely forgotten pandemic.
News
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Under the microscope: Ibuprofen
Why are we looking at ibuprofen?
Microbiology & Virology -
Unique medical imaging framework
Researchers are developing a unique medical image processing framework aimed at helping oncologists treat lung cancer tumours more effectively.
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COVID-19 not characterised by a cytokine storm
Inflammatory proteins known as cytokines play a crucial role in the immune response. If this response is too strong – a phenomenon known as “cytokine storm” – it can cause harm to the patient.
Immunology
Science
Retrograde ejaculation (a proposed accreditation method)
David Sanders and colleagues discuss laboratory assessment of samples for retrograde ejaculation and outline how accreditation could work.
Medical eponyms (part 2): Aloysius Alzheimer
This is the second of selected short biographies of persons whose names are directly used for diseases, conditions, syndromes or tests familiar to those working in clinical pathology laboratories.
The great big biomedical lockdown quiz (part 3)
The third instalment of our biomedical science quiz. This time, we have a picture round and eight questions relating to ultrastructure, compiled by Catherine Griffiths, an Electron Microscopist from the Biomedical Imaging Unit at University Hospital Southampton.
