ZDoggMD recently parodied the stereotype of the adrenaline-fueled ER doc. There’s no truth to it, is there? Maybe you haven’t heard of Deniz Tek?
Jesus Saves
December 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
The story of Alastair Coutts and Bob Eason as they try to save a dying patient in a small wooden hut in the Solomon islands with only basic equipment and a little help from Jesus.
Tourette’s Syndrome – a fathers perspective
June 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
It was not until two years later that the diagnosis of Tourette’s syndrome was made. 1997 was deteriorating into an annus horribilis. Edward had been in hospital for weeks with a severe septic arthritis of the hip, we sold our over-capitalized house and my brother-in-law in England needed chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Lessons from Osler 002
March 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
William Osler teaches us that a sense of humor and fun helps doctors fight off stress, connect with others, and stops them from taking themselves too seriously.
Worm's eye view
June 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
An excerpt from Professor Joske’s letter to the Medical Journal of Australia: To the Editor: Attending, as a “junior” outpatient rather than a Senior Physician, the hospital where I once worked has been a quantum change that has been both fascinating and instructive. There is a strict hierarchy among us out-patients. Having only my second [...]
Leonardo Da Vinci first Anatomist
April 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
Some time around 1505 both men were given the task of painting murals of great Florentine battles for the new Council Chamber of Florence. The two geniuses were to work on opposing walls. This project promised to give to the world a direct comparison of their skills and artistic approaches. To the misfortune of us all, neither of the men finished their proposed work. Leonardo’s was to depict the Florentine-led victory over Milan at ‘The Battle of Anghiari’.
Laws for the Navigation of Life
April 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Peter Safar Laws for Navigation of Life. Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
When Doug met Struan
February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The incomparable Douglas Adams, of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ” fame, needs no introduction.
Happy Darwin Day!
February 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
February 12th 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of my favourite medical dropout, Charles Darwin. Darwin Day is a way of celebrating the great man’s contribution to science (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online) and, more generally, the importance of science to humanity. Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge; it [...]
Achieving impossible heights…
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With Peter Habeler, Reinhold Messner made the first oxygenless ascent of Everest in 1978. Messner later became the first man to climb all fourteen of the world’s giant 8000-meter peaks. In 1980 he climbed Everest solo – without oxygen – in a blitzkrieg expedition lasting only three days. Messner’s ground-breaking climbing feats exceeded many people’s [...]
