MERS – Dr Shalhoub, a King Abdulaziz alumni on the BMJ podcast

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: Great to hear a home grown graduate from King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia discuss MERS on a BMJ podcast. Dr Sarah Shalhoub, a consultant at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital,  gives an update on the current state of affairs regarding the disease. Middle East respiratory syndrome The BMJ Podcast Duration: 20:09 Published: Fri,

What can a woodpecker teach health system managers?

Bismillah,  alhamdulillah: Yesterday I had the opportunity to see a program on how motorcycle helmets are being redesigned from studying woodpeckers. A good motorcycle helmet is able to reduce the impact force on the head during an accident. It does so by combining a rigid outer surface with a soft flexible inner foam. This slows

The importance of a smile

Bismillah,  alhamdulillah: a documentary from the BBC on the effect of illicit drugs on dentition. One of the dentists in the program, who runs a clinic for illicit drug users in the USA,  gives the basic pathophysiology of the severe dental decay. Most users of illicit drugs get a very dry mouth,  the lack of

Head to head – Should all GPs be NHS employees?

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: With the changes in the economic prospects of the UK following the results of the Brexit and other unpredictable global financial winds, what is the future of General Practice or Family Medicine in the UK? This is a three way discussion on the pros and cons and future direction of family medicine in

Patients or profits first?

Bismillah,  alhamdulillah, an interesting quote from the son of the founder of the giant pharmaceutical,  Merck. 

What is EDACS?

Bismillah,  alhamdulillah: that was the question on my mind as I heard of this score to safely rule out ischemic heart disease within  2 hours! My mind wandered back to the days of hospital medicine and 6 hour Troponins. 2 hours sounded good and it piqued my interest.  Increasingly ER work is being farmed out