Book Review of “A Heart for the Work: Journeys through an African Medical School” by C Wedland
In popular culture, tales of the newly qualified physician abound. One of the most...
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The Market for Organs
For anybody with copious time on their hands who may be particularly interested in...
Of Hedgehogs and Foxes
My last attempt at getting through The Brothers Karamazov was on a transatlantic flight....
Medical Anthropology – A Beginner Reflects
The social sciences get short shrift at medical school. We scratch the surface of...
Do No Harm Review
Henry Marsh has produced a wonderfully cathartic piece of writing. The book starts with...
Physician Associates, Luddites and Me
“To take an example, therefore, from a very trifling manufacture; but one in which...
Learning To Be A Fox Again
I have, sad to say, been in a state of constant examination since the...
Principlism and its Discontents – A Review of Raanan Gillon’s Philosophical Medical Ethics
I think I engaged more with ethics as a student of computer science than...
In Water Writ
With August comes change over time. Armies of junior doctors will move from one...
Graphic Medicine: A Review of The Bad Doctor
There was a time when I scorned graphic novels. I’m not entirely sure why...