The whole story of hormones
Hormones, which are produced in endocrine glands throughout the body, regulate our metabolism, our sex lives and even our moods. If hormone…
palliative care
Empathy is crucial in medicine
It does concern me when I see a nurse brushing off a patient or ignoring little signs of distress. It…
An emotional neurosurgeon anyone?
A few years ago, as I was attending a medical dinner in London with 500 or more senior medical colleagues, I…
Dying Well?
In an age where medicine can do more than ever before to delay dying, is death sometimes now seen as…
Bedbaths and walking sticks
I used to dream about being a nurse. There was me, in my nice little fantasy world, dressed in lilac…