“Are you a Protestant or a Catholic?” my patient gruffly asked as he lifted his non-invasive ventilation mask. It was 3 am on my first night shift as a quaking […]
Month: March 2019
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Naming the digits—the pinkie
After the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, and the ring finger, we come to the fifth digit, the little finger. It was known in Latin as digitus minimus, […]
Jean Straus: Could birdsong help boost engagement with hearing tests?
Jean Straus describes a co-produced project to help raise awareness of hearing loss […]
Climate change: Young people have recognised the impact that our inaction will have on their futures
Cycling home this week without a coat and thinking of a barbecue, one had to be reminded that it is only February. 20 degrees Celsius has never been recorded before […]
Javad Hekmat-panah:“Elderly”—an outdated and potentially harmful term
The term elderly has no clear meaning and evokes stereotypes. Javad Hekmat-panah argues its use must be avoided in medicine […]
TIME’S UP Healthcare: Can we put an end to gender inequality and harassment in medicine?
Female doctors are calling for safer and more equal workplaces for the benefit of the workforce and patients […]