Portfolio

I write about various topics with a primary focus on medicine and healthcare, travel, technology, and social issues.

Articles

The cost of ice hockey is freezing out young talent
It can’t hurt me, it’s only SCT – The hidden dangers of sickle cell traitDownload
Pushing back on anti-black prejudice in medicine and healthcareDownload
Tackling discprepancies in reproductive healthcareDownload
The interplay of HIV and NTM-PDDownload
World AIDS Day 2022: Spotlighting the ‘Left Behind’Download
World AIDS Day 2023: The critical role of community-based careDownload
An article about why I moved to PortugalDownload

Expert insights

Expert insights are short segments I wrote during my time as a senior healthcare analyst for a market research company, to discuss advances in medicine and healthcare. Therapeutic areas of interest include neurology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, and haematology.
A year of Epidiolex: The first FDA-approved medical marijuana drug
for epilepsyDownload
Allergic conjunctivitis pipeline has immune system response in its
sightsDownload
Androgenic side effects of danazol may affect its reception in the
DME marketDownload
Antivirals set to become major players in the fight against EbolaDownload
Asia-Pacific companies are spearheading innovation in the
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura pipelineDownload
Can approving brolucizumab for diabetic macular oedema redeem
the drug’s reputation in the market for retinal diseases?Download
Can controlled substances become the new standard-of-care for
psychiatric disorders?Download
Could anticoagulants improve cancer patient survival rates?Download
Drugs and celery: how genetic engineering can resolve a deadly
interactionDownload
Fast-track approval for gene silencing therapies for Huntington’s
disease will expand treatment options for terminal patientsDownload
First FDA-approved once-weekly subcutaneous formulation of
human growth hormone debuts in the US adult growth hormone
deficiency marketDownload
Greater focus on comorbid disorders in PTSD pipelineDownload
Ground-breaking research finds inflammatory biomarkers in
epileptogenesisDownload
How could vaccine hesitancy affect the prevalence of hearing
disorders?Download
Intranasal ketamine could effectively treat phantom painDownload
Ketamine-based pipeline drugs offer treatment for psychiatric
conditionsDownload
Knowledge of effects of severe anorexia can inspire patients to seek
assistanceDownload
Lack of injectable anti-HIV therapies in the Japanese market limits
treatment options for dysphagic patientsDownload
Low awareness of rare diseases increases morbidity and potential
mortalityDownload
Migration towards biologic drugs in cancer therapy is encouraging
first-in-class innovation in the laryngeal cancer pipelineDownload
Novartis’ Sandostatin wards off competition in the acromegaly
market despite the launch of an oral formulation of octreotide
acetateDownload
Pregnant women with HHC have limited access to pharmacotherapyDownload
Promising results for use of catabolic enzyme inhibitors in
treatment of PTSDDownload
Putting the brakes on hyperreactive immune cells in neuromuscular
pathologiesDownload
Regulating IGF1R activity may effectively manage some nononcology indicationsDownload
Retinal vasculitis linked to Novartis’ Beovu may limit uptake in wet
AMD marketDownload
Side effect profile of Allergan’s abicipar pegol is a roadblock to
penetrating the wAMD MarketDownload
The dominance of Eylea is expected to persist in the foreseeable
futureDownload
The focus shifts to gene therapy in pipeline for microbial keratitisDownload
Using methotrexate may reduce the negative impact of high
treatment-related costs on patients with myasthenia gravisDownload
Will oral therapies be eclipsed by parenteral delivery in the
treatment of restless legs syndrome?Download

Over the course of my master’s degree I wrote several articles for Inter Cardiff,  a website and news source for people living, visiting or working in Cardiff, UK. Click here to access my contributions.

Videos

The Hunt for Hydrogen: Some camera work I did for a short documentary about hydrogen powered vehicles.

Graphics

I have developed artwork for different purposes. Here are some examples:
An infographic about STIs in Wales
A poster about improving our environment
An infographic about exam stress and how to handle it
The effects of plastic pollution on marine life
An illustration of the pathophysiology of HIV infection
A full range of my skills, educational history and professional experience, can be accessed on my LinkedIn profile.