"Hi, this is the biochemist. A midwife took a blood test from a new born baby earlier today and I know it's 3am and that I have no idea how to interpret the results, but I've told you now, so you can sort it out." .........Looks on the blood results server "Dr Chowdhury informed of… Continue reading Doctor Informed
Author: Rakeeb Chowdhury
How to Lose Weight
Obligatory fat person photo Introduction I've had loads of people ask me how to lose weight. With one quarter of adults in the UK being classified as obese it is not surprising that people all over the country are looking for realistic methods of weight loss. In my experience the public generally have a very poor… Continue reading How to Lose Weight
More Strikes
As a junior doctor I can tell you that there are a lot of issues with the imposition of the new Junior Doctor contract and they should be thought about carefully, because otherwise you could potentially harm the healthy of a great many people. Concerns such as discrimination against women, cutting pay for those who work… Continue reading More Strikes
Comfort, Hormesis & Toxicity
Comfort Comfort is being a zombie. This is most people unfortunately. Woken up by an alarm, hitting snooze too many times, waking up late, downing some coffee, getting stuck in traffic, doing a job they hate, coming home eat garbage and watch junk on TV, then going to sleep and on and on it goes. Toxicity Some… Continue reading Comfort, Hormesis & Toxicity
Mind-set
A lot of people say that mind-set is crucial to accomplishing what you want to in life. Want to create a great business? Want to get that six pack? Want to get that girl? Mind-set is the key. I agree with this. Most people believe that mind-set is responsible for around 60 - 80% of… Continue reading Mind-set
Strike!
If you're in the UK then you will no doubt have heard of the Junior Doctors Contract palaver all over the news. I won't go into too much of the details but just want to put my two cents out there on the interwebz. Basically Jeremy Hunt - the health minister in the uk -… Continue reading Strike!
Impact
Is it still possible to be a doctor and have an impact in the modern world?
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