Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A government body which organises and pays for medical research. A statutory body in the United Kingdom that promotes the balanced development of medical and related biological research, and aims to advance knowledge that will lead to improved health care. It employs its own research staff in more than 40 research establishments. These include the…

A list of doctors approved by the General Medical Council.  

Formerly, a local goyernment official in charge of the health services in an area.  

The use of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of medicine and the relationship of doctors with each other, their patients and society. The application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of medicine, to the obligations of the practitioners to their patients, and to the relations…

The act of looking at something as a medical issue or problem.  

The treatment of illness by drug.  

An examination of a person by a doctor.  

A doctor who practises medicine, but is not usually a surgeon.  

The use of heat produced by electricity for treatment of muscle and joint disorders such as rheumatism. The production of heat in body tissues for therapeutic purposes by high-frequency currents that are insufficiently intense to destroy tissues or to impair their vitality. Diathermy has been used in treating chronic arthritis, bursitis, fractures, gynecologic diseases, sinusitis,…

A committee of doctors in a hospital who advise the management on medical matters. A group of doctors on the staff of a hospital who give medical viewpoints on affairs concerned with overall policies on patient care, resource allocation, and the running of the hospital. Representatives of other hospital professions (nursing, administration, planning, and interns)…