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“It’s not my funeral”
Recently, one of my in-laws announced that he and his wife had decided that when they died, they would not have a funeral, since they were..
Michael Carberry
6 min read
Time for the British to Revise their Perceptions of Doctors and Vets
There are still plenty of ‘old schoolers’ who believe that both doctors and vets, like clergymen, are following a vocation. Apart from...
Lynda Goetz
7 min read
No Doctors, No UK Health Service - “Our (Broken) NHS”
My daughter is British and a junior doctor. She is not on strike. She is working in New Zealand. She went for various reasons, intending...
Lynda Goetz
5 min read
A Walk on the Mild Side
The vogue for long walks literally knows no bounds. In the UK, there’s the John Muir Way in Scotland (134 miles), Hadrian’s Wall Trail...
Eric Boa
6 min read
The Science of Shit
What we excrete has interested public health experts for many years, particularly in monitoring the spread of infectious diseases...
Eric Boa
5 min read
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