To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, we revisit Nick Marshâs very personal account of âȘdepressionâŹ, in which he explains one very important thing to those who find themselves in a similar situation: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
In the first part of a new series, Nick Marsh explains why, despite being popular among his peers, these cells make him think of a sack of angry wasps every time they appear under the microscopeâŠ
Nick Marsh completes his quartet of blog posts on lymphocytes by delving into three additional tests used in veterinary medicine to help diagnose lymphoma or lymphoid leukaemia.
It's not exactly Dolly the sheep, but in the third of his posts on lymphocytes, Nick explains how and why the cloning process can go wrong, and how to spot it.
Nick Marsh delivers a festive message of reviews and rewards, taking stock of a turbulent, disaster movie-esque year and reminding everyone that it's okay not to be okay â now more than ever â and to be kind to yourself; you deserve it.
In the second of a four-parter, Nick Marsh asks what good a few lymphocytes are against an army of antigen invaders, while inelegantly shoehorning a Star Wars reference into the title.
In the first of a two-parter, Nick Marsh looks at the role of lymphocytes and tries to figure out if, in pop culture terms, they're more Bridget Jones or Mickey and Mallory Knox... or a bit of both?
Nick Marsh describes the COVID journey the veterinary profession has been on â from colleague cuts to muddled messages â and wonders how many other professions working through this crisis have also shared the same experience.
Nick Marsh explains the difficulties he experienced as a working parent also attempting to educate his children during lockdown â and his feelings of relief at their eventual return to school.
Continuing our guided tour through the microscope lens, clinical pathology resident Nick Marsh introduces us to a beautiful but âslightly unhingedâ specialist member of the immune system squad.
Juggling three roles was already tough for Nick Marsh, as for many of us during the lockdown. But the sudden news about the fate of an impending exam has hit him particularly hardâŠ
Inspired by HG Wells, Nick Marsh looks at the âhumblest thingsâ upon the Earth, but says labelling the tiny troublemakers âgoodâ and âbadâ may be too simplistic.
Working from home was something Nick Marsh had always considered a luxury, but, after close to a month in lockdown, he realises itâs not quite what he thought it would be.
Often overlooked in favour of more exciting cells, Nick Marsh wants you to raise your glass to humble neutrophils â the unsung heroes of our body's defences.
Submitted before the UK was put into lockdown, Nick Marshâs latest blog describes his thoughts as he watches the story of coronavirus grow from rumour to pandemic in mere days.
Nick Marsh discusses the irony between hectic practice life leaving you longing a quieter day, only for you to be met with dragging hours and more saved up tasks than you bargained for when it comes along.
Blogger Nick Marsh explains why, if he were a leukocyte, heâd probably be a neutrophil but would dream of being a macrophage â the multifunctional immune superhero.
Nick Marsh discusses the irony of our brains' ability to predict the future, but the unfortunate unforeseen consequences this can lead to â especially when it comes to subsequent worrying.
Cancer, despite being feared, is a broad term for various diseases that share a similar cause. Nick Marsh classifies tumours based on the cells theyâre derived from and how they appear down the microscope.
âI know Iâm helping with my reports and my opinions, but I very rarely get the buzz any moreâ â having not worked in general practice for four years â Nick Marsh wonders if he will ever feel âthe buzzâ again.
Amid late-night elf-hiding antics, Nick Marsh found light relief in Adam Kayâs âTwas the Nightshift Before Christmas â as well as food for thought, not least, on how elderly pets are treated at Christmas.
âI discovered a poem bubbling up in my head, so I wrote it down for posterity, and now itâs your problemâ â Nick Marsh shares an emotional and personal view on end-of-life care.
Nick Marsh recounts a time when he admitted two animals with the same condition, but struggles to justify the fact one cost thousands and the other next to nothing, to achieve seemingly identical outcomes.
Nick Marsh dedicates his latest blog post to his late father-in-law â âthe kind of gentleman they donât make anymoreâ â as he struggles to accept the loss of the kind, gentle man he had known for 20 years.
Reprising this popular series, Nick Marsh asks: "Is neutering a patient in that patientâs best interests?". The answer, he argues, is not as clear cut as society assumes.
In his latest blog, Nick Marsh invites you to take a look down the microscope, and into âweird new worldsâ of leukocytes, tumour cells and microorganisms.
Nick Marsh analyses what takes place when we peer into a microscope to analyse material, leading him to a very philosophical and out-of-this-world conclusion.
The word âcancerâ often sends shivers of fear through most who hear it, but is it always justified? In his latest blog, Nick Marsh asks âwhy are we still so weird about cancer?â.
The stench, the sensation... and the spray â dealing with âthose two little sacs of foul-smelling fluidâ is a familiar scenario for many vets. Nick Marsh shares his tales of woe when having tackled such consults.
Perfectionism has given us great things, says Nick Marsh. But is there a place for it in the consulting rooms of general practice when thereâs a waiting room full of angry clients and 15 operations scheduled?
