I was chatting with a patient the other day about cultural differences in the shape of toilet bowls. I have never understood the appeal of seeing the log you have just produced, laid out on a pristine white shelf for you to examine. She was pointing out that it was difficult for her to answer […]
Contraception for all?
08/01/2013 by 1 Comment
Contraception is an important aspect of our wellbeing, and we take its availability for granted. Yet the number of unintended pregnancies in the western world might surprise you. She walked in and sat down, barely making eye contact. “I’m pregnant Doctor. I need an abortion, I don’t want this baby, the timing is all wrong”. […]
To screen or not to screen
01/01/2013 by Leave a Comment
There is a common assumption that screening for anything is always a good thing. But should we always be screened, or should we perhaps consider the implications before we go ahead ? High-powered executives are encouraged to come for the “ultimate check-up” – MRI scans, ultrasound scans and multiple blood tests including serum rhubarb levels. We […]
Happy Blue Year
01/01/2013 by Leave a Comment
“You damn right I got the blues”, Buddy Guy, the legendary blues guitarist from Chicago, growls in one of his signature songs. Many of us feel the same way come this time of year. We might bark it out loud at our loved ones or whisper it softly to our own inner soul. Either way […]
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