Dr. Iain Corness
Modern medicine: Thrush – an evil little bird!
Hands up all women who have had at least one episode of “Thrush” in their lifetime. Half of you have just raised your hands....
Modern medicine: Your intelligence is in your jeans? (Sorry, in your...
Nature or Nurture? What shapes us? In many published studies of human beings, their development and their frailties, it often comes down to a...
Modern medicine: How to get the best value from your doctor’s...
The most common complaint that patients have about their doctor is that they didn’t understand half of what the doctor was telling them!
That is...
Modern medicine: Biting on a bullet!
Surgeons can be the ‘prima donnas’ of medicine, if you like. It is the surgeons who get the headlines in the newspapers. It is...
Modern medicine: Blood group differences – Thai and Farang
A couple of weeks ago, a call went out to the farang population in Thailand for some Rh negative blood. This happens around three...
Modern medicine: Sorry, but I don’t understand
As part of my duties I get a print out of the number of international in-patients in the hospital each day. There are some...
Modern medicine: Beware of cheap meds!
A few years ago, I was interviewed by a German TV channel which wanted to show that taking over the counter drugs was a...
Modern medicine: Siamese Twins
Chang and Eng were the original “Siamese Twins”. Joined at the sternum (front of the chest cage) in 1811, they had been round the...
Modern medicine: More(ton) on BSE
My recent column on breast cancer and Breast Self Examination (BSE) produced a response from Dr Michael Moreton, the former International Medical Coordinator at...
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Professional insights into how “Trump 2.0” is shaping costs, portfolios and visas for retirees in...
Prologue What Makes “Trump 2.0” Different?
“Trump 1.0” relied on broad, product‑focused tariffs (Sections 232/301). “Trump 2.0” pivots to Section 899, invoking emergency tax powers to brand foreign tax regimes...
International Court of Justice is a paper tiger
The Cambodian government has now officially lodged its several border disputes with Thailand at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands. But Thai...
Pattaya und Jomtien schlagen zurück: Polizei geht hart gegen illegale Straßenrennen vor
PATTAYA, Thailand – Nach Jahren voller Lärm, Gefahr und wachsender Frustration durch illegale Motorradrennen dürfen die Bewohner von Pattaya und Jomtien nun auf ruhigere...
Pattaya Beach verliert Urlaubsflair durch Dauerverkauf und genervte Touristen fordern Ruhe
PATTAYA, Thailand – Auf den ersten Blick scheint Pattaya Beach ein tropisches Paradies zu sein: Sonne, Sand und Meer. Doch für viele Rückkehrer und...
Liebe mit Nebenwirkungen in Pattaya endet der Traum oft mit unbezahlten Rechnungen und gebrochenem...
PATTAYA, Thailand – In den Bars von Pattaya und den Online-Foren für Auswanderer ist es ein immer wiederkehrendes Thema: Beziehungen mit alleinerziehenden Müttern. Was...