The pancreas is an unusual yet fascinating organ as it is dual functioning. It is both an exocrine and endocrine gland. The exocrine...

This week in our organ system section we are going to take a look at the skeletal system. The adult skeleton is made up of 206 bones. The...

Did you know it is mandatory to have an appendectomy before undertaking a mission in Antarctica? In 1961, a Russian expedition of 12...

Sickle cell anaemia is a group of disorders that affect the red blood cells. Sickle cell is a genetic condition meaning that it is passed...

Quoted to resemble something from ’Frankenstein’, Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero planned to carry out the first human head transplant in...

Barnard, born in 1922 in South Africa, became one of the most renowned surgeons of all time. Barnard studied and trained in Cape town and...

When examining the body after death, the forensic pathologist needs to be very careful with how they open the body. Prior to this they...

Death is a messy situation. Emotions are high. With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK went into 12 days of national mourning....

October is ADHD awareness month. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder often makes the tabloids as over-diagnosed, the result of bad...

October 29th is world stroke day, raising awareness about spotting the symptoms of a stroke. In the UK there are around 100,000 strokes...

Issei Sagawa, the Kobe cannibal is a Japanese murderer and cannibal. In 1981, Sagawa murdered Renée Hartevelt in Paris. He mutilated and...

This week we are going to discuss the interesting life of surgeon James Barry, or should we say, Margaret Bulkley? Barry was born in Cork...

This week in our organ system section we are going to take a look at the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a system of vessels...

With Halloween fast approaching, we will discuss the stuff of nightmares - cannibalism. Cannibalism has been documented as early as the...

Following the news of the queen's death, we will now explore what will happen to her body. As she died peacefully in Balmoral Castle,...

On the come-up to Halloween, let’s take a look at some of the gruesome murderers that have inspired movies and books that send shivers...

October is the spooky season when the gruesome and the macabre are celebrated. Horror movies are a staple for some when it comes to...

Welcome to the wonderful world of histology. Histology is how we study the human body on the cellular level. This week we are going to...

Mary Ann Cotton of County Durham is considered to have been the UK’s first serial killer. She was called ‘the black widow’. How did she...

October is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. There are 55,920 cases diagnosed every year....