By “If you’d asked me last year what vulnerability was, I would have said ‘giving someone else power’ or something about weakness and loss of control. Vulnerability certainly wasn’t a positive thing and definitely not something I was inclined to do by choice.”
A Not So Well-Being
“This isn’t an article about statistics. This isn’t an article about tips or advice. This is an article about what it’s like to struggle.”
Is reality TV becoming a real threat to mental health?
I was reminded of this year’s Australian season of Married at First Sight. On numerous occasions, so-called ‘experts’ encouraged participants to stick with seemingly toxic relationships, even in the face of gaslighting and cheating. This was because having conflict within and between the relationships created drama and storylines that could be turned into gripping sound-bites.
Heart to Heart Takes On: Studying!
In honour of the very much current exam season (sigh), the Jugular family wishes to spare you the accompanying package deal of disheartening, self-doubting, staring-at-the-ceiling-in-a-self-hating-daze phase by focusing on *surprise surprise* studying! Thank you to everyone for submitting your wonderful questions, and hopefully, this serves as a gentle reminder that patience and kindness to oneself are just as important as to others. <3
The Med Student Wears Nada (Below the Elbow)
““Professional hospital attire” is a tricky zone, leading the naive to the default options you’d find in a Target workwear catalogue. The result? A young adult awkwardly masquerading as a thirty-something from the corporate world.”
Anti-Vaxx Memes: Are We Now Immune?
Should we be doing more to reach the parents that are hesitant to vaccinate – besides, you know, enjoying memes at their expense?
Tales of a Third-Year Nothing
by JUMAANA ABDU (edited by ROSEMARY KIRK) Following are some highs and lows from my first few weeks as a third-year medical student. Medicine really does grant us the privilege of a most unique and intimate insight into human pain, crisis and – sometimes – hilarity. All patient ages have
Heart To Heart Takes On: Love!
It seems like love is in the air this season. Unfortunately, some of your lab results seem to be showing raised levels of IgE. But do not despair, for we’ve got some top-notch words that’ll work better than any antihistamine!
Med Fresher Figuring Out How to Slip Her ATAR Into Every Conversation
A cultish obsession as old as time itself piqued the curiosity of the Jugular investigative team and our reporters sampled the experiences of med freshers regarding the stereotypical peacocking exhibited by high achievers of 2018.
Dear Class of 2024
I remember walking around a campus filled with people, yet feeling so alone. I remember sitting in the lecture hall by myself, watching bunches of bright-eyed faces stroll in together, laughing and talking. I remember that hollow feeling when SG would end, and we’d all pack up and leave without wasting a word.
