Watch your back this summer: data reveals most deadly skin cancer in Malta
Most mortal skin cancers detected on the back, data from 87 deaths of primary melanoma show
27 May 2021, 7:57am
by James Debono
A study published in the Malta Medical Journal highlights the importance for individuals to have their backs regularly checked since this is the commonest primary melanoma site in cases leading to death. The back (22%) was followed by the hands and feet (15%) and by the legs (13%).
“The back should be emphasized in educational campaigns so that patients ensure that this part of their body is checked regularly by other family members, their doctor or friends, or else with the use of a mirror,” the authors of the study recommend.
Doctors’ handwriting: study finds 25% of all prescriptions to be poorly legible
One in four medical prescriptions analysed in study published in the Malta Medical Journal, are written in poorly legible handwriting
6 January 2021, 8:32am
by James Debono
Doctors’ reputation for poor handwriting has been officially confirmed by a study that found 25% of prescriptions written by 166 participants to be poorly legible
One in four medical prescriptions analysed in study published in the Malta Medical Journal, are written in poorly legible handwriting.
Doctors’ reputation for poor handwriting has been officially confirmed by a study that found 25% of prescriptions written by 166 participants to be poorly legible.
Looking back at 2020 | Coronavirus, a changed Malta, and a tale of two waves
How Malta lost control over the second wave but avoided a devastating viral tsunami
28 December 2020, 7:30am
by James Debono
If there was one day which captured the collective spirit of the nation as it struggled against the virus, it was the collective display of appreciation for front-liners on 17 March, when thousands took to their balconies to applaud doctors and nurses keeping the country safe, during the weeks of partial lockdown.
Despite a spike in cases and deaths since the start of a deadly second wave in mid-August, the resilience and efficiency of the Maltese national health service remained a constant all through a challenging year. It was a reminder that after decades of neoliberal orthodoxy, efficiency and public ownership were not antithetical. Indeed, never before has the spirit of public service and nationalised services proven more crucial.