Jan 22, 2019 | Medical Pioneers
After qualifying as a doctor from Imperial College in 2001, my year group organised a special graduation celebration ceremony where we all had the opportunity to recite a modernised version of the famous Hippocratic Oath. It was a lovely day and everyone that attended...
Nov 20, 2018 | Discoveries & Breakthroughs
I first heard the story of Phineas Gage in 1998, during my second year at Medical School. Neuroanatomy was not my strongest suit, and I spent most of the lectures scribbling notes in a frantic haze of confusion, desperately hoping that I would be able to decipher them...
Oct 30, 2018 | Medical Pioneers
The legendary Bian Que is considered to be the first true physician in China. He is credited as having developed traditional Chinese medicine and with several other notable achievements. The stories of his life have an almost mythical nature to them. His real name was...
Sep 19, 2018 | Surgery & The Knife
In modern medicine, the thought of performing surgery without wearing gloves is utterly unthinkable. It is common knowledge that their use helps to prevent the transmission of infection in operating theatres, as well as protecting the surgeon and other staff. This...
Aug 18, 2018 | Surgery & The Knife
This story, set in 1880s post Civil War America, particularly appealed to me due to my love of anatomy. The two main players in this unusual tale are very different individuals indeed. The first, Harriet Cole, was an African-American woman who worked as a cleaning...
