June’s Monday Muse is another special edition to celebrate Sickle Cell Awareness Day on 19th June. This month, I sat down with Dr. Evelyn (Evie) Mensah – Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at London North West University Healthcare, President of the Ophthalmology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and founder of the Sickle Cell Retinopathy Network – a multidisciplinary research and advocacy network that connects clinicians, communities and policymakers across the UK, Africa

May’s Monday Muse is a special edition to celebrate International Nurses Day on 12th May. This month, I sat down with Karen Bonner MBE, the Chief Nurse for the NHS in London, to discuss her lifelong ambition to become a nurse and the critical role nurses play in the healthcare system. With almost 800,000 nurses working across the UK, nursing can often receive less public attention than other medical professions, despite being central to patient and community care. For this ed

On 12 th September 1992, the world watched as Dr. Mae C Jemison boarded the Space Shuttle Endeavour and made history. With that single launch, she became the first African American woman to travel to space, challenging the narrative of who belongs in science, space and beyond. From Chicago to Space: A Journey Fuelled by Curiosity Born in Decatur, Alabama, and raised in Chicago, Dr. Jemison was the youngest of three children and grew up in a home that valued education and amb

Some careers move in straight lines but Professor Francis Chinegwundoh MBE’s journey carved a whole new path. Known to colleagues as...