Names I will never forget
As a nurse, there are some patients whose names I will never forget, as they have taught me something…
Unsung Heroes
Letter from Haiti
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim travelled to Haiti in 2010 to assist in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. In the midst…
David Nott Foundation scholars
Between February 20 and 24, 2017, we were delighted to host 10 David Nott Foundation scholars and the first David…
Doctors Adrift are world record holders!
Here at Hippocratic Post, we are absolutely delighted to hear that our doctor bloggers, Ted Welman and Jack Faulkner have…
Doctors adrift with seasickness
Seasickness is an occupational hazard when you are taking to the wave-swept ocean in a seven-metre long rowing boat. That's…
Barnacles and sharks
We are now rowing the first few miles of our 3000 mile voyage across the Indian ocean from the west…
If I don’t help mentally ill patients, who will?
Clinical Psychologist Emmerson Gono from MSF describes the challenges of working with mentally ill patients in a Zimbabwean prison. *Stephen…
Packing for an emergency at sea
Every sea going doctor takes along a medicine chest, and Jack Faulkner and I will be following in the footsteps…
A Pleasant Surprise – Caesarean Section in the field
You get to do the usual general surgical procedures, which is bowel surgery with its many variations. You get to…
Screen and treat for HepB
Hepatitis B is a devastating virus that infects around 250 million people worldwide and is endemic proportions in parts of…