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Book review: Fibromyalgia

"While undoubtedly fibromyalgia may not be adequately covered in the medical curriculum, I am not sure that this book fills the gap." – Carolyn Chew-Graham reviews Fibromyalgia by Thanthullu Vasu ...
4 February 2023
2 mins read

Book review: Cut by Hibo Wardere

At six-years-of-age, Hibo Wardere was forcibly held down and brutally subjected to Type III female genital mutilation (FGM). This book tells her story, a riveting, personal, and candid account of her journey...
21 January 2023
1 min read

Book review: 36 Hours

"Last night, after the three hours it took to get to the toilet and back, to change the bed, to negotiate the medication, he told me I’m very irritating." - Karen Chumberley reviews Fiona Mason's 36 Hours, a reflection on the last
8 January 2023
3 mins read
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Five book-ish stocking fillers

These are five small 'stocking-filler' books that you might see in a bookshop or a charity shop. They are all short and readable, and small enough to fit into most Christmas stockings. They all importantly have some inspiration and wisdom with which
24 December 2022
3 mins read
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Book review: Jews Don’t Count

Andrew Papanikitas reviews 'Jews Don't Count' by comedian David Baddiel, a reflective essay that unpacks the idea that either you can’t be racist to or that is somehow ok to be racist to a Jew. Do some racisms or other sources of
14 August 2022
2 mins read

Book review: What Seems To Be The Problem?

"What I am increasingly aware of the longer I practice medicine is that traditional models of care are not working" — Maryan Naeem reviews 'What Seems To Be The Problem?', the new memoir by Laura Marshall-Andrews
7 August 2022
3 mins read

Book review: Mend the Living

"a filmic, memorable story that will leave its traces on the reader as the coastline is shaped by the sea" — Jane H Roberts reviews Mend the Living, the award-winning novel by Maylis de Kerangal
31 July 2022
3 mins read

Book review: The Nutrition Proposition

There is an enormous body of information on diet and nutrition, but how do you know what dietary information to recommend to patients? Terry Kemple reviews The Nutrition Proposition by James McCormack and Marcie Gray, where "most questions about nutrition and diet
10 July 2022
3 mins read
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