Measuring the risks of extreme temperatures on public health
Extreme hot and cold weather increase the number of deaths and emergency room visits but affect specific at-risk populations differently, according to new research from the U.S. and…
Cardiac arrest: heart rate in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a good prognostic tool
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest, whereby, despite the ECG showing an organised heart rhythm, there is no cardiac output. Researchers at MedUni…
Preserving fertility during chemotherapy
Researchers of the Goethe-University decode the mechanism of chemotherapy induced female infertility
The revised ESC guidelines on Heart Failure – An update
In this interview, coordinated by Dr Ian Ellul, we meet Dr Alice May Moore MD, MRCP(UK). Dr moore is currently working at Mater Dei Hospital as a Higher Specialist…
Meeting the editor
A n interview with Dr Ian Ellul – editor of The Synapse Medical Journal as well as researcher in paediatric medicine. – Marika Azzopardi