Wrong site surgery/procedure is commoner than we think. Marking the site is a good first step to improve the situation. ... Read More »

There's been a big debate raging on the blog site of Margaret McCartney because she had the audacity to call for better evidence for the use of helmets in treaing infants with positional plagiocephaly: http://www.margaretmccartney.com/blog/?p=1568&cpage=1#comments There have been outraged postings from both a ... Read More »

“Neurons that fire together, wire together”. This represents the principle of neuroplasticity that when two nerves fire at the same time, their synapse is strengthened, whereas if they rarely fire together their connection may be lost. This applies directly to how we learn as junior doctors. If a particular part ... Read More »

First a brief foreword:
Spain is a very heterogeneous country especially when it comes to administrative issues and government policies, and healthcare is not the exception so what follows only refers to the region of Spain where I currently work (i.e. Galicia in Northern Spain).
Also my knowledge of the ... Read More »

As my partner and I make the final preparations for our upcoming wedding, we found ourselves wondering about wording for our vows. We are not traditional people but want out vows to true to ourselves. While reviewing the wording for the traditional vows there was a particular phrase we found which we wondered how true we ... Read More »

I am not going to write down details but I felt I need to share what I feel with all of you. ... Read More »