Category: News & Features

Ride to Recovery

Ride to Recovery

Sept 2012 / This August five doctors from Northern Ireland will be taking on some of the Alps most formidable mountains on bicycles including the legendary Galibier. They are part of a group raising money for the spinal injury charity Aspire and the Cure and Action for Tay Sachs Foundation. Far from professional cyclists, the average weight of the group is a well-insulated 92kg, 23kg heavier than Bradley Wiggins.

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European Association of Surfing Doctors

European Association of Surfing Doctors

Luke Summers / Adventure Medic Editor Luke heads to the European Association of Surfing Doctors (EASD) surfing medicine conference in Sagres Portugal and finds a thriving community of like-minded medics. We admire his devotion to CPD.

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Visceral Leishmaniasis

Visceral Leishmaniasis

Meghan Perry / The politics of Neglected Tropical Diseases and a run down on Visceral Leishmaniasis including presentation, reservoir, treatment and vector control

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Monica Iverson

Monica Iverson on First Aid Kits

Monica Iverson / Adventure Medic interviewed Monica Iverson and asked for her top tips on what to take in your first aid kit.

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Touring the World Through Sites and Sounds: Music+Travel-Worldwide

Touring the world through sights and sounds

Rowena Clark / This truly eccentric travelogue with its very own soundtrack whisks you through twelve countries across the globe in an enthusiastic attempt to educate you on the music they are synonymous with.

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Montane Featherlite Smock

Montane Featherlite Smock

Graham Dawson / Graham reviews his favourite piece of kit, the Montane Featherlite Smock. At fifty pounds, a lightweight shower-resistant bargain.

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