The Ukrainian Christmas

9th December 2022

З Різдвом Христовим!
Have you ever wished that Christmas happened more than once a year? This lovely festive dream has been a reality in Ukraine for the last several years. Both Catholic and Orthodox Christmases are celebrated, so the 25th of December and the 7th of January are national holidays. This is due to Ukraine having a diverse population and a majority identifying as either Orthodox Christian or Byzantine Rite Catholic, with the two denominations celebrating on different days. Two Christmases – double the fun. You, my curious reader, are probably wondering whether there are any traditions associated with this festive time. And if you assumed that there are, you would be very right. So, let’s begin our journey of discovering the magical land of Ukrainian festivities.

The Ukrainian Christmas

Word Cup Special – What If Lionel Messi Never Made it?

9th December 2022

As sunshine flushed into the doctor’s office, 11-year-old Lionel Messi anxiously waited for the diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency after a year of testing. The young superstar of the youth club Newell’s Old Boys has led the team to be unbeatable, losing only one game in four years, with young Messi himself scoring 500 goals as the member of “The Machine of ‘87”. However, his family has realised that there is something different about the boy other than his prodigious talent – after measuring his height for 24 months, the doctor has found out that he has barely grown since the age of nine. He was 4 feet 4 inches tall (1.32m), and it was predicted that he would only grow to a maximum height of 4 feet 7 inches (1.40m) without intervention.

Word Cup Special – What If Lionel Messi Never Made it?

The Inner-workings of a Christmas Advert

9th December 2022

As December comes into full swing, we find ourselves truly deep within Christmas advert season. The tear-jerkers are out in full effect. I find myself swept up in a world where a single father builds a real-life snow globe, only to discover I’m not watching a five-minute play in between Modern Family reruns but am actually being presented with an advert for Amazon Prime.

The Inner-workings of a Christmas Advert

Ancient Roots of Sexism in Medicine

2nd December 2022

We have been taught that science is rational and binary, yet medicine can never be truly objective – it resides at the heart of a society and strikes at the core of what it means to be human. In a discipline devoted to caring for the vulnerable, many have been let down, repeatedly ignored and written off due to prejudices deeply engrained in our society. Medicine will always reflect our values, therefore as we move away from the paternalistic doctor, and towards patient-centred care where we are listened to and believed, it’s important to remember where the roots of medicine come from to better understand why so many women have been and still are mistreated.

Ancient Roots of Sexism in Medicine