University of Michigan develops new smartphone app for medical students

The University of Michigan Medical School has just developed a new smartphone app for medical students. The app, which is called M.D.Stat+, is designed to enable potential medical students to check their admission status. It is now available for i... (more)

Bristol_uni_square Bristol University Researchers Awarded over £11 million in funding

Two medical research partnerships in Bristol have been awarded over £11 million in funding for research into cardiovascular disease, nutrition, diet and lifestyle. The funding award is part of a government initiative intended to improve the devel... (more)

Bupa-logo-stroke_square Bupa accuses surgeons of performing unnecessary knee operations

An almighty row has broken out between Bupa, the UK’s largest private health insurer, and some of Britain’s top surgeons as Bupa accuses surgeons of performing unnecessary knee operations (more)

BMA advises doctors not to accept patients as Facebook friends

The British Medical Association (BMA) has recently issued a press release warning doctors about the dangers of accepting patients as Facebook friends. The guidance, which was issued on Thursday 14th July entitled ‘Using social media: practical and... (more)

Medical News: Lung disease inhaler could increase death risk by 52%

A new study conducted by researchers at a number of UK and US medical schools have found that a particular type of inhaler used to treat the lung disease COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) could in fact increase the risks of dying by aro... (more)

Graduate entry medicine at risk of sevenfold increase in tuition fees

Fears are spreading among students wishing to apply for graduate entry medicine that upfront fees may increase dramatically if the NHS stops paying for medical education. Even worse, this may mean that some courses have to be closed (more)

Would Medical Student Mentoring help you get into Medical School?

Would it help you get into medical school if you were mentored by current med school students? Mentoring schemes are very popular and have been running in the UK for many years (more)