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  1. For those whose planet has been destroyed by Vogons, or those taking final year medical exams, don't panic! Here's why: bit.ly/KnNdgL
  2. Leonardo da Vinci: the Anatomist is an exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Read Lata Mistry's review: bit.ly/KnNdgL
  3. Access FREE premium content from all Lancet journals at bit.ly/Js6kWW
  4. The Lancet Student invites guest blogs on any subject relevant to life and experiences as a medical student. Visit thelancetstudent.com
  5. Mike Moore discusses a bold new approach to providing education across various settings, environments, and situations bit.ly/GYlMMc
  6. Polio is cornered. Political commitment is growing. Isaac Ghinai and Bruce Aylward discuss polio eradication in 2012: bit.ly/GYlMMc
  7. What can medical students do to change the face of patient safety? bit.ly/GJd5Bw
  8. Tom Fletcher discusses the potential of internet-based therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome. Read more at bit.ly/GD2l9x
  9. Maxwell Koobatian discusses the impact of the controversial "ABC" approach for tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa bit.ly/ztcsub
  10. How do doctors bear the burden of death? Read Mike's answer to this question on The Lancet Student website: bit.ly/ygJoJh
  11. Is bioethics training important for medical students? Kyle Galbraith discusses here: bit.ly/ygQVfh
  12. Tom Fletcher disccusses research published in The Lancet this week showing promise for stem cell treatment after MI: bit.ly/zHq4Or
  13. What is the most amazing surgery you have ever seen? Do you still remember all that happened that day? bit.ly/zHnQfX
  14. Are medical students the modern Sherlock Holmes of healthcare? bit.ly/yNCoyj
  15. Munich Won’t Forget: An Alternative Model of Healthcare Provision for Undocumented Immigrants. See: bit.ly/ybUmTj
  16. 1 in 6 transgender individuals have faced discrimination at the hands medical professionals within the NHS. Read more @ bit.ly/A7ugyV
  17. How do we trial new cancer treatments to ensure they work better than what we already have? Thomas Fletcher discusses: bit.ly/zRyb1e
  18. A reflection on poverty and suffering in Pakistan: bit.ly/waqTLB
  19. TLS blogger Natalia has a great piece in this week's print issue of The Lancet. read it here (free, reg req'd): lancet.com/journals/lance…
  20. How jargon creeps up on medical students: thelancetstudent.com/blog/its-only-…