MEDISCOPE | ISSUE 2 | 02 DECEMBER 2020

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DECEMBER’S RECOMMENDATIONSBook of the Month:RECOMMENDATIONSStiff – The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary RoachAs an aspiring medic, death isn’t something you usually focus on. Afterall, isn’t the principal duty of a doctor to keep people alive, to cure theirdiseases and ailments? We expect to spend years laboriously studyingthe thirteen thousand ways the human body can fail, and everything wecan do to prevent, lessen or solve these problems. But what happenswhen situations escalate beyond our capabilities? What happens tobodies after they’re pronounced dead?This book opened my eyes to the multitude of ways cadavers cancontribute to science and play a huge role in innovation even after theyhave passed away. Roach doesn’t tiptoe around the delicacy of death –rather she explores it head on, investigating how bodies decay, the rathergruesome history of grave-robbing and the many industries in which corpses are used, thatotherwise would never have occurred to me. She explores the mental struggles of clinicians as theyface the notion of ‘clinical remove’ (desensitizing one’s work with bodies in order to cope) andrecounts her experiences with many learned professionals about their work with cadavers. We readabout the social dilemmas surrounding the value and importance of life in relation to economics,morals and ethics. Roach presented ideas that made me question the integrity of scientific research,and how I could contribute positively myself.I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in science, and particularly those consideringpursuing a career in medicine. Its ideas stray from the conventional memoirs of doctors and providean alternate insight into an area of science that I’m sure many of us aren’t very well-versed on. Themixture of heavy, societal and mental explorations with light-hearted humor makes this a veryenjoyable read.By Sayedah Ali 12BPodcasts of the Month:Bedside Rounds:This podcast discusses various wonderful, weird, and intensely human stories that have shapedmodern medicineThe Geeky Medics:This podcast aims to inspire and inform through discussions with some of the most fascinatingindividuals in the world of healthcare and education.Documentary of the Month:Surgeons at the Edge of Life - BBC iPlayer:At two hospitals in Cambridge, some of the most renowned surgeons undertake some of the mostcomplex operations in the world, where technical skill is vital because even the smallest slip of thescalpel would result in catastrophe.21
MEDICAL DATES IN DECEMBERDecember is:Decembeard - Men’s Health Awareness MonthMedical Weeks in December:.Crohn's Disease and Colitis Awareness Week - 1st-7thNational Grief Awareness Week - 2nd-8thMedical Days in December:World AIDS Day - 1stInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities -3rdDECEMBEARDEvery year over 42,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer.Also known as bowel cancer, this type of cancer is the 3rd mostcommon cause of cancer death in both males and female.Decembeard is an event which raises awareness and supports thistype of cancer. Especially due to these unprecedented times, manypeople are having their treatment pushed back and so donationsare needed more than ever. Decembeard is similar to Movember inthe way that men grow beards or die their beards different coloursto raise money and support bowel cancer patients.MEDICAL DATESTo take part in Decembeard or find out more about it, visit:Bowel Cancer UKCancer Reseach UK - Bowel Cancer StatisticsCancer Research UK - Cancer mortality for common cancers22
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