This month we present the latest in our academics without titles series. We research, review and present the Australian Hospitals social media networks for 2012
What Really Happens on a Hospital Night Shift
August 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Our friends over at RN Central have created a statistically based infographic outlining what really happens on a ‘typical’ night shift in the hospital…
Calligraphitis
August 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
The LITFL team call upon the wider academic cardiological community to fund research into the under-diagnosed conditions of ‘calligraphitis’ or literary heart syndrome and the positive electropenogram
What is a Pastafarian?
July 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
I have heard of vegetarians, breatharians and fruitarians before – but this week, for the first time I have had to deal with a new order – the Pastafarian
Nathan Charles
May 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Patients are often a source of inspiration and hope. One such stand out individual is Nathan Charles.
The Road Toll
January 4, 2011 by 5 Comments
This feature post looks at the graphic hard hitting advertising campaign by the Transport Accident Commision of Victoria, over the past 20years.
Motherhood Reproduction Intercourse
December 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
From conception to delivery…big brother is watching you. Remember the classic 1999 BMJ paper describing the MRI imaging of sexual intercourse? Of course you do… here’s the video.
Smartphone Medical Apps
October 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
Reviewing the latest applications for health professionals including iDoctor, CPR PRO app and the CPR PRO cradle
A Potent but Weak Solution to Oil’s Peak
September 30, 2010 by 2 Comments
Known as unscientific, dangerous, potentially deadly, quackery, and other less than flattering but accurate terms, but it seems that science’s attempts to dilute the false positive claims homeopathy makes only seems to make it stronger.
Sex, Lies and Pharmaceuticals
September 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Ray Moynihan teams up with drug assessment specialist Barbara Mintzes to investigate the creation of female sexual dysfunction or FSD, and the marketing machine that promises to “cure” it.
