So much about TB we already know that it risks becoming the number one killer of our conversation too. That is, until, with a casual conviction, the young Doctor reflects – “You know, I swear I can just walk onto a ward and sniff out TB”.
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I catch up with former classmate Nicole Yan, who is working out in rural Kenya on a project aimed at improving health outcomes for pregnant women and their future babies. But how did she get this gig? Why is it so important? … And can we do anything to help? Nicole, you were in my cohort at the London School of
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2 months on from turning 24, I’m still finding it difficult to come to terms with the ordeal. It feels like yesterday when a younger friend turned to me and said “Jeees Phil tomorrow you’re seventeen! Gettin’ old man….” and now after a quick head-to-toe examination in the mirror, I take in the battle-wounds accumulated since; A freckle on my
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A general analysis of….An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookwork Eggs in Human Stool. While the game of patience, CV-rewrites, recruitment calls and casual “I’m a solid team-player” line-drops continue – I’ve had a chance to read this bad-boy, along with Animal Farm and a layered spy novel by Ian McEwan (thoroughly enjoyable!). A Bit
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This is sort of an “all in one” miniramble, but nonetheless, let me update you on an eventful week. At the research unit I’ve been working at this summer for my MSc project – a couple of groups have formed. Namely, a desert club, of which Jackie, a Princeton PhD student, is clearly in-charge of through her relentless dictating of
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I’m two weeks into life in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. The food, as previously assured by friends who have visited in earlier times, is scrumptious. The heat – just what the Doctor ordered. The air leaves a lot wanting here, if I am honest, but its a big city. What else to expect? The reason for my touchdown
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Hello! Wellcome to this new blog all about tropical diseases and health. I have deliberately misspelt “welcome” to highlight the exciting news that the Wellcome Trust has appointed a Professor of Tropical Medicine and Global Health as their new director; Jeremy Farrar. Tropical Disease specialist named as new Wellcome Trust Director The Wellcome trust is a charitable powerhouse when it comes
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