Tales of a Medicine-Watcher are true stories from 50 years in medicine. Names and dates changed, staff names real (unless otherwise noted). The term Medicine-Watcher is used in The Youngest Science, the autobiography of Lewis Thomas, which I use with respect. I didn’t know what to do, and stared at the phone. Freddie had seen […]
Tales Of A Medicine-Watcher: 3. Though He Divide The Realm And Give Thee Half
August 11, 2018 by
Tales of a Medicine-Watcher are true stories from 50 years in medicine. Names and dates changed, staff names real (unless otherwise noted). The term Medicine-Watcher is used in The Youngest Science, the autobiography of Lewis Thomas, which I use with respect. “I’ve brought you a present, John”. I hadn’t seen Pete (not his real […]
Tales Of A Medicine-Watcher: 2. Proud ‘Neath Heated Brow
August 11, 2018 by
Tales of a Medicine-Watcher are true stories from 50 years in medicine. Names and dates changed, staff names real (unless otherwise noted). The term Medicine-Watcher is used in The Youngest Science, the autobiography of Lewis Thomas, which I use with respect. “Mr Harris!” The old Alfred Hospital outpatients was hot and crowded that summer […]
Tales Of A Medicine-Watcher: 1. A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course
August 11, 2018 by
Tales of a Medicine-Watcher are true stories from 50 years in medicine. Names and dates changed, staff names real (unless otherwise noted). The term Medicine-Watcher is used in The Youngest Science, the autobiography of Lewis Thomas, which I use with respect. It didn’t make sense. “Tell me again what happens, Sam”. Sam had come […]
The Non-Digital Health Record
July 17, 2018 by
(2 minute read plus tips – another 2 minute read) Most people don’t know all their prescribed medication. Most people don’t know all their supplements. Most people believe that past medical problems are irrelevant. Most people can’t remember all their allergies. The digital health record as proposed in Australia is a serious mistake on security […]
Solvay Physics Conference 1927 – Quiz With Answers
August 6, 2017 by
The 1927 Solvay Conference in Physics, founded by Belgian Industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1911, was held in Brussels. The topic was Electrons and Photons. Among the attendees were 17 current or future Nobel Laureates. Here is the quiz. Answers below. Identify these participants: Won two Nobels Felix dead? Grandpa of Grease star Uncertain Which two […]
Communion Hosts, Canon Law and Coeliac Disease: A Solution
July 11, 2017 by
I’m Catholic, I’m an immunologist, and I have coeliac disease. So I’m giving this a crack. This post has some religion [here defined as a concept or belief that cannot be disproved] and some science. For a rational debate to occur, we must accept the co-existence of those two concepts. Is coeliac disease an allergy? […]
