My favourite medical slips of the tongue and obfuscations
Mistakes in using medical terminology are a source of much merriment in general practice. I was recently entertained by a patient who was providing his…
Tag: Lighter Side
Infectious agents: Doctors expose the real threats to James Bond
007 washes his hands just twice in the entire film franchise and shows a flagrant disregard for travel advice on many occasions, a tongue-in-cheek …
Why do they make diabetes drug names so hard to remember?
I think I’m not the only GP to struggle with getting my mind around the endless new classes of diabetes medications. I hope I’m not. GLP-1-RAs,…
‘Medical specialists’ steal show at world famous Met Gala
A clever emergency doctor has brought a smile to tired colleagues' faces with his fashion review of the event.
Professor Brendan Murphy named dad of the year
The former CMO and father of two says being a parent influenced his handling of the pandemic
Bored in lockdown? Not this delusional doctor
Bored in lockdown? Not me. I can entertain myself for hours with my own stupidity. I got up very early one recent morning to take 1g of cephalexin for my Strep…
When doing a patient a favour goes very, very wrong
Here’s what happened. Sunday morning. My long-term patient who is on a complex chemotherapy regime needs an urgent COVID-19 test to clear her for the…
How to stay firm on the tricky tightrope of ‘friendly’ medical advice
It was 9pm on Friday when I found myself on all fours scrambling to find the tablets that had shot out of Mum’s Webster pack,…
You can’t run away when you’re a small-town GP
As the local doctor on a small island, for three years, I have struggled to ensure my lifestyle choices don’t stray too far from my professional…
12 funnies from my comedian patients
1. Knocking back my best intentions My patient was dissatisfied with her specialist and she requested to see a new one. I advised her that I…
