Back to the drawing board: why pharmacists should embrace creativity in patient interactions When almost half of patients are unable to understand health information, pharmacists should employ a creative and humanistic approach to discussing medicines with patients, says mental health pharmacist Nana Tomova.…
Syphilis and the use of mercury Sexual Health Week 2016 runs from 12-18 September. Szu Shen Wong, Thibaut Deviese, Jane Draycott, John Betts and Matthew Johnston describe what lies behind a print depicting patients with syphilis from the 18th century.…
Health-related exhibitions along Euston Road, London Andrew Haynes describes three health-related exhibitions to visit in central London.…
A visit to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum The Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum has ownership of more than 45,000 items dating back as early as the 1600s. The museum is currently open to RPS members and there are plans to open it to the public in 2016. …
Damien Hirst, Pharmacy and the 1968 Medicines Act Artist Damien Hirst intends to open a new restaurant called “pharmacy2” in London in 2016. Szu Wong recalls the legal difficulties he ran into with his first “Pharmacy” restaurant, which he opened in 1998.…
Who Cares? review — a timely take on the health of the NHS Michael’s Wynne’s play, written to coincide with the lead up to the UK general election, describes the state of the NHS through testimonies from staff, patients and leaders.…
Pharmaceutical Journal wins international news design award The Pharmaceutical Journal has won an Award of Excellence from The Society for News Design (SND) for the redesign of the print magazine. …
Promoting public health in a slum region through art In Dharavi, a slum region of Mumbai, India, a recent exhibition used various types of art to raise awareness of public health issues.…
Dissecting forensics: review of an exhibition A new exhibition, ‘Forensics: the anatomy of crime’, at the Wellcome Collection, London, aims to examine the forensic procedure from the crime scene to the courtroom. Emma Page takes a look.…
Using art as therapy and visualising science Benedict Lam looks at an exhibition in London that brings art and science together and spoke to some of the artists to find out their inspiration…
