in what way do you help people?

Chigozie Onuba answered on 30 Jun 2023:

By giving donations to Charity

Blair Johnston answered on 1 Jul 2023:

In my job if someone has metal in their body then I can use my scientific knowledge and skills to assess the risk and whether they are safe to get an MRI scan. I also make the pictures look better so the doctors have a better chance of making the correct diagnosis

Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 1 Jul 2023:

My work helps to discover what medicines are suitable for treat infections so it helps the doctor to save lives of these patients. Other than that I also teach students who have gone to become doctors and had successful professional careers

Kinjal Patel answered on 1 Jul 2023:

I process patient’s specimens accurately in order to provide doctors correct diagnosis therefore patients can get treated accordingly.
Besides patients, I also get to help fellow trainee scientists by means of supporting, teaching and guiding so that they can become competent scientist.

Cheryl Williams answered on 2 Jul 2023:

I am a healthcare scientist in the NHS. Healthcare scientists work “behind the scenes” and are involved in around 80% of diagnoses made by doctors treating patients. So I help people to get better by testing their samples (poo, wee, blood) to see what infection they may have and then find out which antibiotics are the best ones to treat with.
I also volunteer as a STEM ambassador to promote my job as a career to students like you 🙂
As well as this, I volunteer as an editor for a website informing patients about lab tests and make sure that the information on this website is up-to-date, helping patients to make informed decisions and understand the tests they may need as part of their treatment.

Clare Morrow answered on 2 Jul 2023:

Previously i tested blood samples (along with wee, poo and tissue) to help find out what is wrong with you.
My current role makes sure that the results that the medical laboratory releases are accurate. I also help to train junior scientists.

Simon Anderson answered on 2 Jul 2023:

I helped to look after peoples heart. As a cardiac physiologist I help to undertake a number of diagnostic tests that give information to doctors so they can make informed decisions about what may be in the best interests of the patients.

More specifically the majority of my role these days is to help people who have a cardiac device (essentially a little computer in their chest) in place. The majority of the devices I look after help to regulate the heartbeats stopping it from going too slowly. My job is to make sure they are setup and work correctly to prevent patients from having any further problems. The aim is for patients to essentially forget they have a device in situ and enable them to continue to do the thinks they did before they needed it.

Sophie Shaw answered on 3 Jul 2023:

My job enables patients with a genetic disease or cancer to get a diagnosis related to changes in their DNA. This might help to determine what care or treatment is the most suitable for them. For patients with rare disease, often identifying the cause of the symptoms allows patients to find others with the same condition, providing them a support network.

Dan Brunsdon answered on 3 Jul 2023:

I like to think that all scientific research helps people in some roundabout way! For my past work it was usually around finding ways to best prevent the spread of a certain disease or to best end a current outbreak. Research is varied though so it’s not always quite so clear cut in the way you’re making an impact. For my current work there’s a lot of focus on engaging and involving patients and members of the public in research, so kind of what we’re doing here now! Hopefully you and other students are finding this helpful so that counts just as much in my opinion 🙂

Kip Heath answered on 4 Jul 2023:

I don’t work in NHS labs anymore, but I provide education and learning opportunities to the 800 scientists at my workplace and they help patients every single day.

Caroline Addey answered on 4 Jul 2023:

My job role means I contribute to improving public health outcomes. I also support other people in their personal and career development as a coach.

Amy Tooke answered on 4 Jul 2023:

In my job I am trying to understand how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus grows on our bodies and then causes infections. If we can understand this better then hopefully we can prevent such infections!

Hannah Scholes answered on 5 Jul 2023:

I help people in my job by processing blood tests. I run the samples on our analysers in the blood sciences laboratory to give doctors (GPs or doctors in the hospital) the test results for their patients which helps them to come to a diagnosis and decide on the best treatment for their patients. I also work in the blood bank, or blood transfusion laboratory, to provide blood and blood products for patients who might need them if they come into A&E with a trauma, or if they need them during operations and surgery – I also provide blood for the air ambulance crews to take with them on emergency calls.

Paulo Fernandes answered on 11 Jul 2023:

Outside of work I help people by:
– volunteering in initiatives from my neighborhood and community;
– mentoring early career scientists

At work, I have the opportunity to help people with rare genetic disorders by contributing to the development of new therapies.

Question: in what way do you help people?

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