Dr. Iain Corness
Modern medicine: Appendicitis – a pain in the belly!
Since the appendix is a vestigial organ, I often get asked why do we still have an appendix. Please note, the appendix is singular,...
Modern medicine: Is Mum still the best?
In this, the new ages where we can clone sheep, develop blue tablets which can bring joy to all men over the age of...
Modern medicine: Stroke
You can add “Stroke” to the list of conditions you don’t want. You can also add “stroke” to the list of conditions that is...
Modern medicine: Cheap air fares may cost you extra
We all look for fares on low-cost airlines to carry us to our previous homelands. As ex-pats, we do tend to spend a greater...
Modern medicine: Have you had the spring cough?
Have you had the spring cough yet? If not, think yourself lucky, just about everyone else has had it. And it isn’t one of...
Modern medicine: The waiting list
Long before personal computers, smart-phones and other digital devices were given to us, there was the Dictaphone. This was really just a fancy name...
Modern medicine: Growing old – the end game
Many seniors will tell you just how dreadful old age really is. However, even if you don’t like getting older, with all the attendant...
Modern medicine: Feeling a little ‘liverish’ today?
Have you ever stopped to consider that the most important organs you have are all singletons, while with the less important ones you have...
Modern medicine: True tales from the examination couch
I have been a doctor for more years than the length of time some of the readers here have propped up a long wooden...
Driving in Thailand – in “Farang, the Sequel”
If you have never heard of or seen the book “Farang, the Sequel”, don’t worry, because you have now. It’s a brilliant book, even...