A ground-breaking elective in the Yemen – over 50 years ago.
The Yemen is an ancient and tribal country situated at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It was originally known as Arabia Felix, or...
Dear Doctor’s Diary: Working with Nurses!
SHO medic Omar Hafeez-Bore is director/producer and founder of Short Sharp Productions. His honest, chatty one minute films capture the thoughts and opinions of young...
I’m a Reality TV doc – and I’m not embarrassed
My patient starts to cry. Tears roll down her cheeks as she tells me how years of being obese, then bariatric surgery, with very successful...
Is There A Doctor On Board?
Is there a doctor on board? Before I became a medical student it was these words I imagined would one day summon me to perform...
Virtual medical school? I’d rather have some real teaching
Could somebody please just tell me what’s going on? As we speak, in the hallowed halls of medical schools up and down the country, almost...
Varicella jab saves children’s lives
Last month I saw a six-year old girl when I was on call. She was recovering from chicken pox when she become unsteady on her feet...
Chicken Pox Jab is not justified yet
The Chicken Pox vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but based on the last review of the evidence in 2009, it was found...
The Death of Modern Medicine
Ah, that feeling of headaches, high temperature, a rapid heart-rate and disorientation. All signs telling us that it’s probably time to pop down to the...
A view from the front lines of Nigeria’s Lassa Fever outbreak
Lassa fever is a deadly viral hemorrhagic disease in the same broad family as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Dengue and Yellow fever. Lassa fever causes...
Are you a Stiffy or a Bendy?
Sammy Margo says she would rather be a stiffy. When a patient walks into my clinic for the first time, I tend to automatically clock...
