Abdominal aortic aneurysm

It started with a piss – Part Three

9th March 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction In Parts 1 and 2 I told the tale of how a routine scan as part of an investigation into a urinary tract infection had revealed a large (63mm) abdominal aortic aneurysm (Triple A) [more…]

It started with a piss – Part Two

23rd January 2020 Tom Pudding 0

First off, aorta explain that the above pun doesn’t really work when the blood vessel that is the subject of these articles is an artery and not a vein but try as I will, I [more…]

The Swaling, Part Twenty Six

24th October 2020 0

The first rule of diplomacy is to be nice to everybody all of the time, especially at Singapore’s social event of the season, the British High Commissioner’s annual bash. Even when cornered by North Korea’s [more...]
Crossword No. 75

13th July 2019 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winners. [more...]
Illustrating the Apocalypse: Goodbye Old Man

11th November 2020 0

With all the fuss surrounding the marking of the centenary of the End of War to end all Wars, one name was sadly missing from most reports. Step forward one Fortunio Matania. Who he? Draw [more...]
In Defence of the ‘Diversity Coin’

28th October 2020 0

For anybody who may have missed it, in October 2020 a new ‘Diversity Built Britain’ coin was unveiled on the UK public sector information website GOV.UK to mark “the profound contribution minority communities have made [more...]
War Crimes Chapter 17 – The Girl from the RAF

19th July 2020 0

War Crimes Chapter 17 Afarin became another cog in the machine and made a conscious effort to fit in and not piss them off. Her real skills came to the fore while they were interrogating [more...]