by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 28, 2019 | NHS
Latest book on the NHS Reading Margaret McCartney’s thoughtful book, The State of Medicine, had my eyes out on sticks. Written by an NHS Doctor, it is an honest appraisal of a health service ‘ unraveling, under-funded and under pressure’. A...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 19, 2019 | News
Dogs play their part America’s Cancer Moonshot initiative was designed to encourage innovation in cancer research. it’s mission was “to end to cancer as we know it.” Whilst I was being treated,.one of my dogs was also diagnosed with cancer, so I was...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 4, 2019 | News
Why do doctors HATE ‘Dr. Google’? During Covid-19 we have all spent more time on the Internet. Experts warn scams on this media are increasing, but surely we are getting more savvy about what we believe? We’ve all come across medical information on...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 3, 2019 | Diary Archive
A letter in The Telegraph” A reader in France sent a letter, saying if he needed to see his orthopeadic surgeon, “I would phone the hospital and get an appointment with him and also an X-ray appointment for an hour earlier. This appointment would be...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 28, 2019 | News
Blame Social Media for many cancer myths Survivors are frequently bombarded with friends kindly offering suggestions about what they should/should not do now that they have cancer. Myths galore fly around; The Times even said “Social media blamed for spread of...
