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Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 1)
On the 8 December 2020, Justice Judianna Barnes sentenced Dr Mak Wan-ling to three and a half years in prison. The charge for which she was found guilty was gross negligence manslaughter (GNM). She had injected a contaminated blood sample into a patient and the patient had died. The conviction was fundamentally flawed.In conversation with Rachna Murthy
We were delighted to catch up with Rachna Murthy, renowned Oculoplastic Surgeon, about her career and plans for the future. You are internationally recognised in the field of oculoplastic surgery – what led you into this specialty? Eyes are arresting...The PMFA Journal Co-Editor, Dalvi Humzah, advises on BBC's 'Botched: The Brazilian Butt Lift Nightmare'
Our Co-Editor, Dalvi Humzah, has recently appeared on a BBC exposé offering his clinical advice on the dangers of the UK's unregulated liquid Brazilian butt lift. A recent BBC article and video counterpart tells the horrific truth of "a man...
Reconstructing post-resective auricular defects
The auricle is split into six specific anatomic subunits that vary in skin thickness, contour, structural integrity and the availability of healthy surrounding tissues. It is important to reconstruct an aesthetically pleasing auricle as slight deformities may be prominent. The...The confidence killer: 97% of young adults believe they would be more confident if it weren’t for their skin condition
New research by Typharm, an innovative UK life sciences company producing a range of prescription-only skin therapies including evidence-backed medicated...
Comparison of petrolatum gel with silver sulfadiazine dressings in small superficial burns
This was a randomised controlled trial set up in a single burns centre in Manila in the Philippines. Inclusion criteria were superficial burns not requiring skin grafting, and up to 10% total body surface area in young, fit adults between...
