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We send out a monthly (with the occasional fortnightly) newsletter jam packed with interview questions, interesting articles related to medicine, and some common myths surrounding Cambridge and Medicine.

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Nurses’ strike: how will this influence care?

CamWAMS Team

Dec 29, 20223 min read

Nurses’ strike: how will this influence care?

There’s been a lot in the news recently about nurses and other healthcare staff (such as paramedics) planning strike action.

CamWAMS Team

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Amber Alert Issued on Blood Stocks

Blood supplies have fallen to critically low levels with a less than 2 day supply of O-type blood

‘How does the flu vaccine work? Why do we need a new vaccine each year?’

CamWAMS Team

Sep 29, 20223 min read

‘How does the flu vaccine work? Why do we need a new vaccine each year?’

Vaccination is a very hot topic and so could potentially be asked about at interview

CamWAMS Team

Sep 24, 20222 min read

“What is your biggest weakness?”

There are many good and bad ways to answer this question, although most bad ways just need more explanation than is usually given.

CamWAMS Team

Aug 31, 20224 min read

August 2022 Newsletter

Empathy, The Tompkins table, anti-cancer properties of EdU Maths and Further Maths A levels in this month's newsletter

CamWAMS Team

Jul 31, 20223 min read

July 2022 Newsletter

Pillars of medicine, busting the myth that getting into medicine sets you for life, xenotransplantation and making the most of virtual work

Pig to Human Cardiac Xenotransplantation

CamWAMS Team

Jul 29, 20221 min read

Pig to Human Cardiac Xenotransplantation

Transplantation of organs can be the sole treatment available to patients, but the wait for organ donation can be unfeasibly long

CamWAMS Team

Jun 29, 20226 min read

June 2022 Newsletter

Why doctors examine urine from patients, busting the myth that all medical students do is study and more, in this month's newsletter!

Why is analysing a patient's urine useful for a doctor?

CamWAMS Team

Jun 29, 20222 min read

Why is analysing a patient's urine useful for a doctor?

A urine test (urinalysis) assesses the components of a patient’s urine. This includes examining urine visually, chemically & microscopically

The overdiagnosis of breast cancer leading to unnecessary treatment

CamWAMS Team

Jun 29, 20222 min read

The overdiagnosis of breast cancer leading to unnecessary treatment

Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the UK, and it may at first seem like greater screening could only be a positive

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