I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now so here goes:
At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking
I’ll never forget my mum telling me that a mere 9 days after my birth she ran to my dad, tears streaming down her face, hysterically yelling: “she’s dead, she’s dead” my dad obvs thinking, me, his new born baby has just died. But she was ofc referring to her best pal, Princess Di
More on vaccines. I'm going to get boring and geeky on this (no apologies) on the 10 year thing. Vaccines "normally take 10 years". This is being use as a reason to be fearful (ie rushed job). I'm a clinical trials doc. I can tell you most of that time is spent doing...1/n
IMPORTANT BEAN-BASED DISCLAIMER
We have NOT made a bean smoothie. We have no idea where these stories have come from but it's clear that social media has once again bean fuelling the spread of misinformation.
Sincerely,
the innocent department of not adding beans to things
Apparently cats are all over your laptop when you're trying to work because they want to mirror your behaviour. My cat is relentlessly cuddly when I'm working so I thought I'd try something out.
I got an old laptop to see if it would distract her from me AND LOOK IT WORKED
When I discovered there’s a company that makes children’s drawings into keyrings, I knew it was time to immortalise my son’s most famous depiction of me in silver for eternity. I give you “Mummy With Her Lady Bits.”
“But what will it look like on darker skin?”- A question I’ve often asked myself during my time at medical school
This constant cerebration led me to curate a handbook that presents clinical features on darker skin. I hope this resource shifts the culture of medical education.