I celebrated my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary with them at the weekend, which turned out to be a large family and friends affair with many people that I hadn’t seen for many years. Naturally all wanted to know how things are going with my job and what I’m planning to do next. (more…)
A row of expressionless faces greeted me as I was led into the room. “Do you know why you’re here?” was the first question from the Deanery panel.
I suppose it was meant as an ice-breaker (more…)
Why hadn’t I taken the benzos? The thought loomed large as I gagged once again on the flexible tube exploring the lesser curve of my stomach. Instead I’d opted to have the OGD with just an anaesthetic throat spray, and was now regretting having spurned the anxiolytic and amnesic delights of midazolam. (more…)
Inaugurating a medical congress with a peace march by medical students seems anomalous but not for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which has just held its global congress in Delhi, organised by the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development. (more…)
If you open your newspaper in the next few weeks to read a feature entitled “Ten things you should ask a scientist,” chances are the idea came from a debate held in London this week about whether we can trust what they say about food.
A survey published by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) suggests people trust what their mothers tell them more than they trust what scientists tell them. A microbiologist can tell us till they’re blue in the face that eating cooked chicken from a factory contaminated in bird flu is safe, but 90% of us would still be worried about doing do. (more…)
An interesting week ahead …
I was fortunate enough last week to get short-listed to an ST post. A brief phone call Thursday afternoon for an interview Monday, perfectly placed 2 days before the MRCS clinical exam - so today I started my 4 day road trip. (more…)
