By now, some people will be back at work trying to recover from weeks of over-eating, as they eye off the last of the Christmas ham in the fridge. Others will be lucky enough to be on holidays, making their way through a stack of books or their saved list of movies on a streaming service.
At Medical Forum HQ, we’re back at our desks and starting the New Year with our first-ever January edition, which we think should go to the top of your reading list.
In the spirit of fresh starts at the start of the year, we have a decidedly green theme, to reflect the push within the medical profession and beyond to do more to look after the world we live in.
Doctors inevitably have a special role because healthcare is where many of the problems will come home to roost.
It’s not rocket science to join the dots between environmental factors such as poor air quality, drought and heatwaves, and the health of the population.
The impact of a struggling environment will be felt at both
the primary healthcare level, as well as the pointy end of acute medical care.
We look at efforts to green-up our healthcare – which has been notorious for generating waste and disposables – as well as activism by local doctors who want a greater sense of urgency in efforts to protect our health.
It’s not rocket science to join the dots between environmental factors such as poor air quality, drought and heatwaves, and the health of the population.
This month we also include extended versions of some of our most interesting clinical updates from 2023 – personally I was intrigued by the transgender implications for pathology.
This year is going to be a big year for Medical Forum, as we continue to expand and offer our readers more across a range
of digital platforms as well as our linchpin print magazine.
Here’s to 2024!
In the meantime, we wish you a happy and healthy start
to the new year.