‘What may I do for you?’
‘What may I do for you?’ One late night, an old lady with advanced malignancy was admitted to the hospital. Routinely, I asked her family for …
Culture & Care
Studying medicine affected my mental health — here’s what I learnt ~Perry Crofts
Studying medicine affected my mental health — here’s what I learnt ~Perry Crofts HKU’s mental health health month may have drawn to a close, but we are …
On Being A Coward
On Being A Coward Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton It was my second night as a houseman. …
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. Kay Redfield Jamison. Dr Kay Redfield Jamison has bipolar disorder (manic depression). She is also a clinical psychologist …
What is the right thing to do?
What is the right thing to do? When we think about ethical dilemmas in medical ethics, we often end up with more questions than answers. We …
Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees.
Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees. A first year student’s perspective on the MBBS journey. Right now, I’m in the middle of a hike. When …
Book Review.
Book Review. A Million Little Pieces — James Frey https://www.amazon.co.uk/Million-Little-Pieces In a recent Medical Humanities tutorial, a final year medical student asked how he, an educated young man …
Illness: the cry for flesh
Illness: the cry for flesh Professor Jane Macnaughton of Durham University visited us in 2017. She introduced this excellent book, authored by her project collaborator to …
Modern Death: How Medicine Changed The End of Life
Modern Death: How Medicine Changed The End of Life Nothing is more certain in life than death. Yet recent advances in medicine and technology have dramatically …
Global Healing and the emergence of care literature
Global Healing and the emergence of care literature In Global Healing: Literature, Advocacy, Care, Professor Karen Laura Thornber of Harvard University combines comparative literature, world …