Today our hospital said goodbye to a Nigerian consultant who has been visiting for the last 3 weeks. She organised the trip to spend 3 weeks on our NICU after a pair of twins on her NICU died and she wanted to be able to know what else she could have done.
 
When I first saw her, trailing behind after one of ... Read More »

A tribute to Nikola Tesla- The inventor of millennium

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Hello everyone! I was a regular poster to doc2doc a few years ago when I was a medical student but rather fell by the wayside during FY1 and FY2.  I am now on a year 'off' having completed FY2 in London in August 2012.  After a bit of travel (Central America, Scotland, Ireland) and locuming, I'm due to start ... Read More »

A tribute to Nikola Tesla- The inventor of millennium:

Nikola Tesla was one of the most brilliant, influential, and downright weird figures of the turn of the century. His inventions helped change the world.     ... Read More »

When we are young and enthusiastic, fresh from medical school and full of the enthusiasm needed to uphold our idealistic views of patient care we throw ourselves into our work whole heartedly. We volunteer for audits projects or guideline reviews because we can see the purpose and know that our work will help make the ... Read More »

People working for Medecins sans Frontieres, doctors, nurses and others, blog about their work from the field.
Read their blogs at http://blogs.msf.org/ ... Read More »

Here's my second gentle dig at the Movember organisation. This time I want to look specifically about what they say about prostate cancer and PSAg testing. Here's their opneing shot: Prostate Cancer THE STATS • 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime – a new case is diagnosed every 15 ... Read More »

Well here in the UK it's silly season again. For some November has become Movember - men grow moustaches apparently to draw attention to men's health issues. But what does the official Movember web site says about men's health issues? You can read it here: http://uk.movember.com/mens-health/health-checklist/ And now I'm ... Read More »

As I sit waiting for my return flight from this years (slightly belated) summer holiday I wonder how long it will take me to recover from my week away. I've spend the week largely lying by the pool topping up my vitamin D levels, with the occasional dip in the pool and eating large amounts of fried food. Physically my body ... Read More »