Top 3 places to visit after a finals week crashout

Surprisingly, going outside is good for you!

A Silhouette and its Shadow

When we examine a moment in time, we can often characterise society by the distinctive silhouette of the people who occupied it.

Eating the Other – Medicine, Mortars, and Egyptian Mummies

mu·mi·a (also mum·mi·a) /ˈməmēə/ noun: A medicinal preparation of powdered human remains, widely prescribed in Europe from the 12th to the 18th century as a panacea for wounds, bruising, and various internal ailments.

How To Be the Best: Another 110% Real Day in the Life of a Perfect Med Student

3:33 am: First alarm of the day. My failed talking stage sent me a post about angel numbers once and I believe in starting the day right.

How to survive First Year Medicine!

First of all, congratulations for making it into medicine! That was certainly no easy feat so you should all be proud of yourselves!

Grief and Its Effect on the Brain

In the days that bleed into months following loss, it can be hard to move forward. Why do we linger and hold onto things that are hurting us? And what does it do to us?

Where did all the wildflowers go?

I was inspired by an article I read regarding the decline of words associated with nature, as society moves into an increasingly digitised world.

How disease (literally) shapes our world

The world we see today is undoubtedly a combination of design, engineering and plenty of human ingenuity. However, health has almost always been at the forefront, it has irrefutably played a role in urban development and planning. 

How to Cure a Medical Allergy with KFC

The idea that a food allergy could be cured simply by eating the food that causes it seems counterintuitive. After all, allergic reactions are the immune system’s overreactions to harmless substances, and consuming the allergen can provoke serious, even life-threatening reactions.

What’s in a stereotype?

Are you a matcha/Heytea/Molly-tea-loving, Anki-addicted tutor? Do you like Pop Mart merchandise and studying at the gym? If you answered yes to any of these, my guess would be that you are a UNSW medicine student.