Medico-legal risk in assisted suicide
The risks faced by doctors who assist in a suicide have been set out for the first time in the new policy from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Cryotherapy complication
...The FY2 had been trained in using liquid nitrogen cryotherapy… but the following day the patient developed blisters on her hands on top of the warts...
Book Review: Where Does it Hurt? What the Junior Doctor did next
Book Review: Where Does it Hurt? What the Junior Doctor did next
Not a couch in sight
Medicine, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, philosophy – a career in psychiatry offers a fascinating mix
Down the rabbit hole
FYi editor Dr Maggie Cairns offers advice on choosing a specialty
Keeping it in the family
A look at some of the UK's medical dynasties
Strictly professional
MDDUS solicitor Denise McVeigh urges caution in any relationship with a patient outside a therapeutic context
Keep it safe
A lost USB stick could mean more trouble than you imagine
Lost in translation
Communicating with patients can sometimes be a challenge in the best of circumstances. But what if they don’t speak English?