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...
Latest Stories
Thai Police launch nationwide operation ‘Bad Guys Out’, arresting over 12,000 illegal foreign nationals
PATTAYA, Thailand — The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have announced the results of a nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign nationals under Operation “Bad Guys...
From imagination to reality, Pattaya unveils a striking new art wall landmark
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as a creative idea on a screen has now become a real-world landmark in the heart of Pattaya. A...
Pattaya ignites the beach with Bikini Beach Race 2025 as 5,000 runners turn the...
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya Beach burst into colour, energy, and excitement on Saturday evening (Dec 20) as the Pattaya International Bikini Beach Race 2025...
Ausländischer Tourist und Thailänderin wegen Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses am Jomtien Beach festgenommen
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die Polizei von Pattaya hat einen ausländischen Touristen und eine thailändische Frau festgenommen, nachdem ein in sozialen Medien weit verbreitetes Video...
Jomtien Beach Road kehrt ab 22. Dezember zum Zweirichtungsverkehr zurück
PATTAYA, Thailand – Gute Nachrichten für Einwohner und Besucher von Pattaya: Die Jomtien Beach Road wird ab Montag, dem 22. Dezember, wieder für den...