An inquest heard that stressed Jay Murdoch was proud to share NHS success stories - but regularly worked an extra five hours each shift A stressed nurse who took ketamine to ‘switch off’ from work died after being found unconscious on his sofa. But mystery still surrounds Jay Murdoch’s death, with a post-mortem unable to determine the cause, leading a coroner to record an open conclusion. Mr Murdoch, a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary, had been signed off work for up to six months due to anxiety and depression, but was asked to come back early due to staff shortages. Despite plans by hospital managers for a ‘phased return’, Mr Murdoch would work an extra five hours each shift and after he clocked off at 9pm and would take the powerful horse tranquiliser recreationally to help him ‘switch off’. In March last year - after attending a wedding reception - Mr Murdoch, from Hulme, told his partner ‘You would all be better off without me.’ Hours later he was found unresp...

Researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains By scanning the brains of healthy volunteers, researchers at the National Institutes of Health saw the first, long-sought evidence that our brains may drain some waste out through lymphatic vessels, the body’s sewer system. The results further suggest the vessels could act as a pipeline between the brain and the immune system. “We literally watched people’s brains drain fluid into these vessels,” said Daniel S. Reich, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the senior author of the study published online in eLife. “We hope that our results provide new insights to a variety of neurological disorders.” Source: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/News-Events/News-and-Press-Releases/Press-Releases/NIH-researchers-uncover-drain-pipes-our-brains Journal article: https://elifesciences.org/articles/29738 #neuroimaging #lymphaticsystem #neurologicaldisorders #lymphaticd...

Today in  Game of Thrones  stars doing good, Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) has become an ambassador for the UK’s  Royal College of Nursing  and poured £30,000 into the Anima Foundation, a charity dedicated to educating people “in all subjects relating to brain injuries and promoting and protecting the health of individuals who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, a brain injury.” Emilia Clarke: the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons, and medical philanthropist. As reported by the  Independent , Clarke sounded very passionate about her role with the Royal College of Nursing. “The vast majority of healthcare in our lifetime will come from nurses,” she said. “Nevertheless, they too often fall victim to outdated ideas that leave fantastic nurses overlooked, under-appreciated and underpaid.” The money the  NHS ...