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When Did Medical Curiosity Become a Pre-Existin...
Somewhere along the way, “That's interesting” became “That's not my department.” There was a time when an unusual medical case seemed to spark something wonderful in a doctor. Curiosity. A...
When Did Medical Curiosity Become a Pre-Existin...
Somewhere along the way, “That's interesting” became “That's not my department.” There was a time when an unusual medical case seemed to spark something wonderful in a doctor. Curiosity. A...
Apparently My Cysts Are Stable. Even the New One.
I have accidentally become the unpaid quality-control department for my own radiology. I did not apply for this position. There was no interview. Yet here I am, several years into...
Apparently My Cysts Are Stable. Even the New One.
I have accidentally become the unpaid quality-control department for my own radiology. I did not apply for this position. There was no interview. Yet here I am, several years into...
My Neurosurgery Referral Has Left the Chat
There is a special kind of optimism involved in being told, “We’ll send a referral.” For most people, this presumably means that somewhere in the healthcare system, information travels from Point...
My Neurosurgery Referral Has Left the Chat
There is a special kind of optimism involved in being told, “We’ll send a referral.” For most people, this presumably means that somewhere in the healthcare system, information travels from Point...
The Admin Task That Ate the Afternoon
Every clinician knows the feeling. The day still has patients in it. There are reviews to do, families to call, a junior who needs a second look at something. And...
The Admin Task That Ate the Afternoon
Every clinician knows the feeling. The day still has patients in it. There are reviews to do, families to call, a junior who needs a second look at something. And...
Smiling Through the Gaslighting
There is a particular skill that long-term patients develop, and it has nothing to do with treatment. It is the ability to sit in a consultation room, hear that your...
Smiling Through the Gaslighting
There is a particular skill that long-term patients develop, and it has nothing to do with treatment. It is the ability to sit in a consultation room, hear that your...
When Your Body Becomes a Group Project
There comes a point in every complicated medical journey when you realise something unsettling: your body is no longer yours alone. It has become a group project. You are no...
When Your Body Becomes a Group Project
There comes a point in every complicated medical journey when you realise something unsettling: your body is no longer yours alone. It has become a group project. You are no...