The recent controversy on the use of methotrexate to treat an ectopic pregnancy has raised again the dilemmas we often face in medical practice, this time vis-à-vis the Principle or Double...

"The voyage of discovery is not seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust, French writer.   My first month as Minister for Education has been a voyage of...

For many of us 2020 is the year that we would rather forget as the world is currently facing a global pandemic. However, this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the most of celebrating...

Your initial reaction to this title probably sheds light on your perspective on the tourism industry’s future. The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the years that triggered a...

Tourism-planning has always been the sole remit of politicians and businesses; the local resident is only allowed a token view of the document during a brief and rather limited consultation. The...

I write to correct the mis-information stated by Mozzanega (TMIS, 13 December) regarding the mode of action of EllaOne (ulipristal acetate) which is licensed in Malta, as in the rest of the EU, for...

It seems incredible that it has taken until 2020 for domestic violence to finally be validated and given some importance in Malta through the setting up of a gender-based violence and domestic...

This is a fantasy trip which magically flies us to New Year’s eve in 2050.  Upon arrival, we wonder how times have changed on our tiny archipelago.   Luckily, the economy has...

As we all know everyone must face the consequences of their decisions, good or bad. Poverty, solitude and lack of social accommodation could be an example solely if these are the consequences of the...

In an era of automation, the 40-hour work week is keeping the supply of labour high and suppressing wages. The 40-hour work week was introduced a century ago in an era where most jobs were in...