A gamesome piece by Garrison Keillor in this month’s Prospect on, dare I say it, the prospect of living to be 100 and what it might mean to him. It […]
Month: March 2013
Isobel Weinberg: The Foundation Programme Office giveth and it taketh away
On Monday, a friend posted a picture of an enormous, triple layered chocolate cake on Facebook. It was, she wrote, a present for her boyfriend—a final year medical student—to celebrate […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—4 March 2013
JAMA 27 Feb 2013 Vol 781 781 Heart failure divides into two broad classes: the first is caused by damage to the myocardium and is associated with reduction in the […]
Richard Smith: Why interpreters and translators matter so much
When Willie Ramirez was admitted to hospital in Florida his Spanish speaking family said he was intoxicado. There is no exact equivalent of intoxicado in English. It doesn’t mean intoxicated, […]
Tiago Villanueva: The difference between a job and a fulfilling career
A few days ago I was having dinner with a group of close friends who are all doctors, and working in the Portuguese public healthcare sector. One of the topics […]
Domhnall MacAuley: A Harley Street at every crossroads
Harley Street. Even the name creates a picture. Executive medicine for the elite, cosmetic surgery for the glitterati, healthcare excellence and no expense spared. It’s more than just a street—it’s […]