Writer and broadcaster Vivienne Parry OBE says she was thrilled to be offered an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University for her “distinguished contribution” to increasing the understanding of science Read more…
Join the Sarah Hughes Lecture to analyse John Keats influence on both beauty and truth as applied to medicine and the humanities and evaluate the effect of truth on creative Read more…
As you’ve probably seen on social media, Nigel Praities has stepped down as chair and the EC has unanimously agreed that Shaun Lintern is the man for the challenging job Read more…
A highlight of the AGM was the unanimous vote to make Caroline Richmond, a long-standing member of the MJA, an honorary member. This is an occasional accolade awarded, for services Read more…
A damning investigation into sexual assaults and harassment in NHS trusts, by Ingrid Torjesen and Adele Waters, is one of several pieces by MJA members which have been shortlisted for Read more…
Canadian haematologist Nancy Olivieri has won the 2023 Sense About Science John Maddox Prize for standing up for science — for her work to highlight the importance of being open Read more…
It’s always a pleasure to welcome new members to the MJA — particularly when they are such great additions to the breadth and depth of our talent pool. Here are Read more…
Review by MJA member Richenda Power Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer and Life Transposed, by Kathleen Watt, has a great cover illustration, and lists subgenres of narrative and autoethnography. Read more…
Review by MJA member Fiona Milne Tom Bell writes about his vision of a fairer society. A personable, informed, well researched account of our society’s health and wellbeing. It is Read more…
Helen Puttick, a specialist reporter for The Times in Scotland, has won the 2023 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize for journalism that exposes misleading health information. The prize is awarded in Read more…
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