We really, really do. You probably wonder about this. I’ve yet to meet any doctor in private medical practice who feels indifferent, let alone positive,…
Posts published in “Health”
When Gilles Deleuze claimed that what Foucault had theorised as the panoptical, carceral society of disciplined, docile bodies — economically productive and politically impotent —…
Ever heard of the “30cm rule”? This unwritten rule is popular in many co-ed high schools and it stipulates that a boy and a girl…
In my last post here I made the observation that I practice medicine in a fee-for-service private system that is dysfunctional. Consumers of healthcare are…
Today, for the first time ever, I read a short piece about why some women have an orgasm during rape. It included: “Orgasm during rape…
Yup. You heard me. When funders and heath economists talk about unnecessary health expenditure it irks me. You, the patient, may not need an operation…
We are currently observing National Child Protection Week, which is an annual campaign led by the department of social development in partnership with other government…
By Peter Maurer and Unni Karunakara Whether it’s health facilities being used to identify and apprehend enemies, or ambulances blocked from accessing the wounded, the…
By Emma Attwell I’m at a technology conference, surrounded by extraordinary gadgets doing amazing things. Among the latest mobile phones, smart washing machines and eco-friendly…
Every year young boys die in the process of “becoming men”, ulwaluko. Recently Mpumalanga made news when 27 boys died at an initiation camp. When…