I was a medical student the first time I saw a baby born. I’d been told about all the folding and unfolding and twisting and turning a baby does to get out of its mother. The reality is much more exciting. A tuft of hair emerges and retracts, and then emerges some more, to slowly become …
Every week, a Harris hawk flies over the shopping centre where I live, to stop the pigeons pooping on the shoppers. If I hear the jingle of the bells, I go down to chat to the falconer, and greet the splendid bird – who flies much more and much more freely than birds in aviaries. …
I wrote this for an American publication just as the anti-abortionists started getting really active. The title was changed to: Desperate Measures. The article was picked up by the Kevin MD blog. I asked to be anonymous simply to underline the deadly dangers clinicians face in the US if they take part in abortions but unfortunately …
I was a medical student the first time I saw a baby born. I’d been told about all the folding and unfolding and twisting and turning a baby does to get out of its mother. The reality is much more exciting.A tuft of hair emerges and retracts, and then emerges some more, to slowly become the head …
Iran might have lost 1:0, but even the Guardian newspaper said: “Argentina weren’t very good, and Iran were spectacularly brilliant”. Here’s some video of the celebrations in Tehran And here are some snippets from the Canadian Globe and Mail coverage: “On paper, Iran had no chance here. They’re the 43rd ranked team in the world. …