AbstractRoad travel gives a small but interesting view into human feelings. During a motorway journey of about 65 miles, I carried out a simple observation from the passenger seat to look at the faces of nearby drivers. Drivers were grouped by whether they appeared to be men or women, and…
Stories from the Future
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History 101
I did not plan to spend my evening reading old history archives, but the university library makes it easy to wander into centuries you never meant to visit. One record led to another, and before long I was deep inside stories from a time when people were treated differently because…
Stories from the Future
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What If Every Child Was Raised Perfectly? Ava’s First Lesson
I arrived at the Development Wing before the students, as I usually did on observation mornings. The room was already warm, filled with soft light and calm air prepared for newborn care. A few mothers had come in early for routine appointments and were sitting comfortably along the curved wall,…
Cancer Heroes
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Rewriting the story of Cancer
When we talk about cancer, we often talk about the disease itself and the fear it represents. We speak less about the people who quietly spend their entire lives trying to make that fear smaller. This is the story of three such individuals whose lives and work have gently reshaped…
Faces of Healthcare
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The Hidden Illness in the Emergency Room
I am a 48-year-old ER doctor who appears to be losing the joys in medical practice. I am not the excited person I was years before. My heart does not leap with excitement when I see cases I don’t often see. A week ago, a 29 year old woman was…
Research that Matters
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Why We Must Take Colorectal Cancer Seriously
Every so often, a piece of news reminds us how serious cancer still is. We hear that someone has died, and for a moment we are brought face to face with the reality of a disease that continues to take lives across the world. In recent years, we read about…
Your Neighbour's Story
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Shush! There are superhumans among us.
On the evening of January 29th, 2026, I stepped out of the office at Farringdon riding a wave of sky-high relief. I had just sent off reports I’d spent weeks writing for the Audit and Risk Committee, and my brain felt like it had finally been granted parole. Instead of…
Pop Culture & Little Delights
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Train Dreams
Spoilers ahead! As a self-confessed cinephile, I’ve watched a lot of films over the years. Some of them I forget almost immediately. I might remember that I watched them, but not much else. Others stay with you long after the credits roll. There are films I gave no thought to…
Pop Culture & Little Delights
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Getting Back to Reading!
I went through a phase where I just didn’t read. I still liked books. I still bought them occasionally. I just never finished them. By the time the kids were in bed and the house was quiet, my brain was tired. Reading felt like another task instead of something relaxing,…
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This News Made Me Smile So Wide!
The Hepatobiliary unit is one place I always dreaded covering when I had to do HPB ward rounds. Not because I didn’t want to learn, but because of what I saw there. Patients with pancreatic cancer stayed with me long after the ward round ended. Some had tubes everywhere. Some…