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Did you know that leeches were commonly used in bloodletting? The Royal College of the Surgeons of England reports that the species of leech used was the Hirudo medicinalis which has 3 jaws and up to 100 teeth. As they b...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/bloodletting-did-you-know-about-mechanised-leeches","title":"Bloodletting: did you know about mechanised leeches?","summary":"Did you know that leeches were commonly used in bloodletting? The Royal College of the Surgeons of England reports that the species of leech used was the Hirudo medicinalis which has 3 jaws and up to 100 teeth. As they b...","date_modified":"2026-05-22T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-the-stethoscope-was-invented","html_content":"

Did you know that the stethoscope was invented 210 years ago in 1816 by Dr. René Laënnec? He first discovered that a tube of paper (rolled up) can be helpful in listening to a patient’s heartbeat. He then developed a ver...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-the-stethoscope-was-invented","title":"How the stethoscope was invented","summary":"Did you know that the stethoscope was invented 210 years ago in 1816 by Dr. René Laënnec? He first discovered that a tube of paper (rolled up) can be helpful in listening to a patient’s heartbeat. He then developed a ver...","date_modified":"2026-05-20T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-30-years-since-dolly-the-sheep","html_content":"

SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 30 years since Dolly the Sheep. In 1996, scientists made a clone of a mammal from an adult Finn Dorset sheep, resulting in Dolly, who made headlines across the world. Although clones had been cr...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-30-years-since-dolly-the-sheep","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 30 years since Dolly the Sheep","summary":"SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 30 years since Dolly the Sheep. In 1996, scientists made a clone of a mammal from an adult Finn Dorset sheep, resulting in Dolly, who made headlines across the world. Although clones had been cr...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/join-u-on-instagram","html_content":"

Hello, I'm Rebecca Franks and welcome! I am one of the SWIMEDICINE champions and I lead our community on Instagram where you can join us. Don't have the survey access code? Please PM me on Instagram and I will verify you...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/join-u-on-instagram","title":"Join us on Instagram","summary":"Hello, I'm Rebecca Franks and welcome! I am one of the SWIMEDICINE champions and I lead our community on Instagram where you can join us. Don't have the survey access code? Please PM me on Instagram and I will verify you...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/rickets-health-and-vitamin-d-354-years-of-knowledge","html_content":"

As summer starts in the UK, increasing the exposure that people have to sunshine (which will increase Vitamin D synthesis) do you know the history of Vitamin D? A fascinating article in the journal Endocrine Connections ...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/rickets-health-and-vitamin-d-354-years-of-knowledge","title":"Rickets, health and Vitamin D: 354 years of knowledge","summary":"As summer starts in the UK, increasing the exposure that people have to sunshine (which will increase Vitamin D synthesis) do you know the history of Vitamin D? A fascinating article in the journal Endocrine Connections ...","date_modified":"2026-05-18T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/climate-change-since-1990-and-kidney-disease-mortality","html_content":"

Did you know that high temperatures could be associated with an increased risk of death from kidney disease? As the question of climate change becomes more important to countries worldwide, research has shed light on the...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/climate-change-since-1990-and-kidney-disease-mortality","title":"Climate change since 1990 and kidney disease mortality","summary":"Did you know that high temperatures could be associated with an increased risk of death from kidney disease? As the question of climate change becomes more important to countries worldwide, research has shed light on the...","date_modified":"2026-05-11T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/who-took-einsteins-brain","html_content":"

Did you know that there was mystery about what happened to Albert Einstein’s brain? A fascinating BBC article reports the story of how his brain went missing, and observations later made by scientists about its structure...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/who-took-einsteins-brain","title":"Who took Einstein's brain?","summary":"Did you know that there was mystery about what happened to Albert Einstein’s brain? A fascinating BBC article reports the story of how his brain went missing, and observations later made by scientists about its structure...","date_modified":"2026-05-04T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/history-of-sutures-in-closing-wounds-in-ancient-egypt-1600bc","html_content":"

Did you know that a script written in ancient Egypt around 1600 years BC gave guidance about how to conduct things like closing wounds with sutures?

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/history-of-sutures-in-closing-wounds-in-ancient-egypt-1600bc","title":"History of sutures in closing wounds in ancient Egypt (1600BC)","summary":"Did you know that a script written in ancient Egypt around 1600 years BC gave guidance about how to conduct things like closing wounds with sutures?","date_modified":"2026-04-27T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/discover-nejm-articles-from-1812-onwards","html_content":"

If you are interested in the history of medicine, there was a fascinating article published in the New England Journal of Medicine to help you find articles that it published as far back as the year 1812. The team findin...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/discover-nejm-articles-from-1812-onwards","title":"Discover NEJM articles from 1812 onwards","summary":"If you are interested in the history of medicine, there was a fascinating article published in the New England Journal of Medicine to help you find articles that it published as far back as the year 1812. The team findin...","date_modified":"2026-04-20T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/air-pollution-on-the-rise-and-linked-with-cardiovascular-diseases","html_content":"

Research has analysed trends in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) for the past 31 years and found that CVDs are associated with air pollution and suboptimal temperatures. A landmark article published in the Quarterly Journal...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/air-pollution-on-the-rise-and-linked-with-cardiovascular-diseases","title":"Air pollution on the rise and linked with cardiovascular diseases","summary":"Research has analysed trends in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) for the past 31 years and found that CVDs are associated with air pollution and suboptimal temperatures. A landmark article published in the Quarterly Journal...","date_modified":"2026-04-13T17:11:31Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/only-1-psychiatrist-per-2540-patients-historical-uk-shortage","html_content":"

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has reported that the United Kingdom is facing a major shortage of psychiatrists. Out of 5,193 jobs available for consultant psychiatrists, the Royal College reported that 748 posts are...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/only-1-psychiatrist-per-2540-patients-historical-uk-shortage","title":"Only 1 psychiatrist per 2,540 patients: historical UK shortage","summary":"The Royal College of Psychiatrists has reported that the United Kingdom is facing a major shortage of psychiatrists. Out of 5,193 jobs available for consultant psychiatrists, the Royal College reported that 748 posts are...","date_modified":"2026-04-06T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/mirrors-and-lights-ent-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","html_content":"

As a medical student in my day one of the things you to learn about was ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat medicine), which was fascinating. There were two main things you needed to learn about. One of them was the middle ear dis...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/mirrors-and-lights-ent-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","title":"Mirrors and lights: ENT in the 1950s by Dr. Robin Sheppard","summary":"As a medical student in my day one of the things you to learn about was ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat medicine), which was fascinating. There were two main things you needed to learn about. One of them was the middle ear dis...","date_modified":"2026-04-03T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-history-of-radiology-and-the-physicist-who-discovered-x-rays","html_content":"

The discovery of X-rays transformed radiology, and paved the way for better diagnosis of a range of conditions. Did you know that Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a physicist who discovered what are now called X-rays...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-history-of-radiology-and-the-physicist-who-discovered-x-rays","title":"The history of radiology and the physicist who discovered X-rays","summary":"The discovery of X-rays transformed radiology, and paved the way for better diagnosis of a range of conditions. Did you know that Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a physicist who discovered what are now called X-rays...","date_modified":"2026-03-30T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/scurvy-oranges-and-lemons-in-the-1700s-experiment-on-a-ship","html_content":"

Did you know how the cure for scurvy was tested? A new article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine by Lund et al. (2026) titled, \"History of evidence-based research,\" has highlighted important resea...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/scurvy-oranges-and-lemons-in-the-1700s-experiment-on-a-ship","title":"Scurvy, oranges and lemons in the 1700s experiment on a ship","summary":"Did you know how the cure for scurvy was tested? A new article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine by Lund et al. (2026) titled, \"History of evidence-based research,\" has highlighted important resea...","date_modified":"2026-03-27T19:52:43Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/test-yourself-can-you-name-ten-1800s-medical-instruments","html_content":"

In the 1800s, Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery wrote a book called, \"Iconografia d'anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria\" which means the \"Iconography of surgical anatomy and surgical medicine,” with the above image of...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/test-yourself-can-you-name-ten-1800s-medical-instruments","title":"Test yourself: can you name ten 1800s medical instruments?","summary":"In the 1800s, Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery wrote a book called, \"Iconografia d'anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria\" which means the \"Iconography of surgical anatomy and surgical medicine,” with the above image of...","date_modified":"2026-03-25T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/temperature-and-infections-charting-typhoid-fever-in-1871","html_content":"

In this 1871 image, Dr. Carl Wunderlich charted how typhoid corresponded with the rises and falls in body temperature. The image was curated by the New Sydenham Society of London and archived in the Welcome Collection.

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/temperature-and-infections-charting-typhoid-fever-in-1871","title":"Temperature and infections: charting typhoid fever in 1871","summary":"In this 1871 image, Dr. Carl Wunderlich charted how typhoid corresponded with the rises and falls in body temperature. The image was curated by the New Sydenham Society of London and archived in the Welcome Collection.","date_modified":"2026-03-23T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/we-had-to-deliver-20-babies-being-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s","html_content":"

In my columns I have been telling you about my journey as a medical student in the 1950s, and last week I told you about my experiences of observing and learning about surgery. After your surgery firm, you then did what ...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/we-had-to-deliver-20-babies-being-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s","title":"We had to deliver 20 babies: being a medical student in the 1950s","summary":"In my columns I have been telling you about my journey as a medical student in the 1950s, and last week I told you about my experiences of observing and learning about surgery. After your surgery firm, you then did what ...","date_modified":"2026-03-20T10:42:56Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/quaternary-salts-used-to-treat-bacterial-infections-since-1910s","html_content":"

Did you know about how commonly used disinfectants and antiseptics were developed? In 1916, Dr. Walter Jacobs published an article titled, “The bactericidal properties of the quaternary salts of hexamethylenetetramine: I...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/quaternary-salts-used-to-treat-bacterial-infections-since-1910s","title":"Quaternary salts used to treat bacterial infections since 1910s","summary":"Did you know about how commonly used disinfectants and antiseptics were developed? In 1916, Dr. Walter Jacobs published an article titled, “The bactericidal properties of the quaternary salts of hexamethylenetetramine: I...","date_modified":"2026-03-18T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-hippocrates-gave-cancer-its-name","html_content":"

Did you know that the words cancer and carcinoma emerged from the Latin translation of the Greek words that Hippocrates used to describe the phenomena? The American Cancer Society reports that Hippocrates called the tumo...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-hippocrates-gave-cancer-its-name","title":"How Hippocrates gave cancer its name","summary":"Did you know that the words cancer and carcinoma emerged from the Latin translation of the Greek words that Hippocrates used to describe the phenomena? The American Cancer Society reports that Hippocrates called the tumo...","date_modified":"2026-03-16T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/nearly-50-years-since-first-senior-emergency-medicine-registrars","html_content":"

Did you know that the first senior registrars specialising accident and emergency (A&E) medicine within the UK were appointed in 1977 according to a historical analysis by Bache (2005) published in the Journal of the Roy...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/nearly-50-years-since-first-senior-emergency-medicine-registrars","title":"Nearly 50 years since first senior emergency medicine registrars","summary":"Did you know that the first senior registrars specialising accident and emergency (A&E) medicine within the UK were appointed in 1977 according to a historical analysis by Bache (2005) published in the Journal of the Roy...","date_modified":"2026-03-13T17:08:06Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-doctor-who-never-spoke-to-the-theatre-nurse-1950s-memories","html_content":"

Last time, I was telling you about when I started gaining some experience of observing surgery and helping out as a surgical dresser when I was a medical student. I remember going to observe a breast cancer surgeon at th...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-doctor-who-never-spoke-to-the-theatre-nurse-1950s-memories","title":"The doctor who never spoke to the theatre nurse: 1950s memories","summary":"Last time, I was telling you about when I started gaining some experience of observing surgery and helping out as a surgical dresser when I was a medical student. I remember going to observe a breast cancer surgeon at th...","date_modified":"2026-03-11T15:21:17Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/chat-to-us-on-x","html_content":"

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/chat-to-us-on-x","title":"Share ideas on X","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:15:54Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/get-useful-tips-on-tiktok","html_content":"

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/get-useful-tips-on-tiktok","title":"Get useful tips on TikTok","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:11:09Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/follow-us-on-instagram","html_content":"

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/follow-us-on-instagram","title":"Follow us on Instagram","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:00:34Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-i-was-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s-and-polite-patients","html_content":"

When I was a medical student in the 1950s, I went on clinical placements in hospitals and last time I told you about how I started observing and learning about surgery. In those days, as a student you were known as a cle...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-i-was-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s-and-polite-patients","title":"When I was a medical student in the 1950s and polite patients","summary":"When I was a medical student in the 1950s, I went on clinical placements in hospitals and last time I told you about how I started observing and learning about surgery. In those days, as a student you were known as a cle...","date_modified":"2026-02-27T16:16:19Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-should-the-uk-celebrate-doctors-day-be","html_content":"

It’s time the UK has a Celebrate Doctors Day. Did you know that many countries in the world have an official day designated by law, or custom, as a Celebrate Doctors Day or a National Doctors Day, but the United Kingdom ...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-should-the-uk-celebrate-doctors-day-be","title":"When should the UK Celebrate Doctors Day be?","summary":"It’s time the UK has a Celebrate Doctors Day. Did you know that many countries in the world have an official day designated by law, or custom, as a Celebrate Doctors Day or a National Doctors Day, but the United Kingdom ...","date_modified":"2026-02-09T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/35%25-rise-in-chronic-kidney-disease-post-pandemic","html_content":"

New research published by the British Medical Journal examined data from over 29 million patients, and the results showed that rates of chronic kidney disease have risen 35% compared to before the pandemic. The article i...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/35%25-rise-in-chronic-kidney-disease-post-pandemic","title":"35% rise in patients with chronic kidney disease","summary":"New research published by the British Medical Journal examined data from over 29 million patients, and the results showed that rates of chronic kidney disease have risen 35% compared to before the pandemic. The article i...","date_modified":"2026-02-06T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-learning-about-surgery","html_content":"

Last week I told you about my ward rounds when I was a medical student, and how we learnt to do things like take a patient’s bloods and conduct tests. Medical education was good in being well grounded in real experiences...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-learning-about-surgery","title":"My memories of learning about surgery","summary":"Last week I told you about my ward rounds when I was a medical student, and how we learnt to do things like take a patient’s bloods and conduct tests. Medical education was good in being well grounded in real experiences...","date_modified":"2026-01-30T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/sepsis-global-mortality-at-11-million-a-year","html_content":"

Sepsis is a serious condition affecting an estimated 245,000 patients annually within the UK, resulting in 48,000 deaths, and globally an estimated 11 million people die each year because of sepsis, the Sepsis Trust repo...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/sepsis-global-mortality-at-11-million-a-year","title":"Sepsis global mortality at 11 million a year","summary":"Sepsis is a serious condition affecting an estimated 245,000 patients annually within the UK, resulting in 48,000 deaths, and globally an estimated 11 million people die each year because of sepsis, the Sepsis Trust repo...","date_modified":"2026-01-28T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s---esr-blood-tests","html_content":"

Last week I told you about the vital role that senior doctors in the 1950s played in helping us medical students learn, and I started telling you about how we were encouraged to observe patients to better understand thei...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s---esr-blood-tests","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s - ESR blood tests","summary":"Last week I told you about the vital role that senior doctors in the 1950s played in helping us medical students learn, and I started telling you about how we were encouraged to observe patients to better understand thei...","date_modified":"2026-01-23T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/did-you-know-cases-of-scabies-on-the-rise","html_content":"

The Guardian newspaper recently reported that cases of scabies might be rising in the UK. Reasons might include “pseudo-resistance”, where a treatment cream is effective, but patients cannot apply it to all infected area...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/did-you-know-cases-of-scabies-on-the-rise","title":"Did you know... cases of scabies on the rise","summary":"The Guardian newspaper recently reported that cases of scabies might be rising in the UK. Reasons might include “pseudo-resistance”, where a treatment cream is effective, but patients cannot apply it to all infected area...","date_modified":"2026-01-20T16:40:19Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/doctors-in-space","html_content":"

You might have read the recent news about the medical evacuation of astronauts. Did you know that – historically – doctors have been a very important part of space exploration? Doctors regularly work within flights into ...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/doctors-in-space","title":"Doctors in space","summary":"You might have read the recent news about the medical evacuation of astronauts. Did you know that – historically – doctors have been a very important part of space exploration? Doctors regularly work within flights into ...","date_modified":"2026-01-19T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-famous-consultants","html_content":"

Happy new year to you! Last year I was telling you about my memories of the early phase of my clinical years when I was a medical student. We learnt how to take bloods, observed doctors at work in A&E, and we started lea...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-famous-consultants","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s and famous consultants","summary":"Happy new year to you! Last year I was telling you about my memories of the early phase of my clinical years when I was a medical student. We learnt how to take bloods, observed doctors at work in A&E, and we started lea...","date_modified":"2026-01-16T12:32:05Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-insulin-crystallisation","html_content":"

SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 100 years since the crystallisation of insulin by JJ Abel, who wrote about it in a National Academy of the Sciences journal in 1926. Abel worked at the Gates Chemical Laboratory in the Californi...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-insulin-crystallisation","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 100-years since insulin crystallisation","summary":"SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 100 years since the crystallisation of insulin by JJ Abel, who wrote about it in a National Academy of the Sciences journal in 1926. Abel worked at the Gates Chemical Laboratory in the Californi...","date_modified":"2026-01-14T17:23:36Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-the-diphtheria-toxoid-vaccine","html_content":"

In 1926, researchers made new scientific discoveries which led them to develop the diphtheria toxoid vaccine against the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria which causes diphtheria. Previous researchers had found that t...

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-the-diphtheria-toxoid-vaccine","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 100 years since the diphtheria toxoid vaccine","summary":"In 1926, researchers made new scientific discoveries which led them to develop the diphtheria toxoid vaccine against the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria which causes diphtheria. Previous researchers had found that t...","date_modified":"2026-01-09T16:58:36Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/new-year-new-term-med-student-travels","html_content":"

Tell us about your prep before the new term, and your travelling stories. Sitting on a train? Don't forget to complete the longitudinal survey at www.swimedicine.com

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/new-year-new-term-med-student-travels","title":"New year, new term!!!! Med student travels","summary":"Tell us about your prep before the new term, and your travelling stories. Sitting on a train? Don't forget to complete the longitudinal survey at www.swimedicine.com","date_modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/countdown-to-the-new-year","html_content":"

Who's watching fireworks? Join us on Instagram and Facebook to wish other UK medical students a happy new year 2026.

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/countdown-to-the-new-year","title":"Countdown to the New Year!!!","summary":"Who's watching fireworks? Join us on Instagram and Facebook to wish other UK medical students a happy new year 2026.","date_modified":"2025-12-29T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/merry-christmas-uk-med-students","html_content":"

Join us on Instagram or Facebook to share your holiday stories.

","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/merry-christmas-uk-med-students","title":"Merry Christmas UK med students","summary":"Join us on Instagram or Facebook to share your holiday stories.","date_modified":"2025-12-22T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/start-your-holidays-with-the-swimedicine-survey","html_content":"

Now that exams are over (for now!), there are many ways to start the holidays, such as going for a swim at the local pool. When you have some free time, take part in the SWIMEDICINE survey and then share your holiday sto...

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How did your dog react when you returned home for the Christmas holidays? Meet Tabitha's dog on our SWIMEDICINE Facebook page.

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I am a doctor who is ninety-one years old, and I have great memories of my years in the profession. I will tell you a little about my time in medical school, here on SWIMEDICINE. They’d like to hear about your experience...

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