11 Jul The chip you can’t see
Lessons on prevention from Jeremy Clarkson’s heart scare...
Heart Screening
30 Sep A Reflection on GOAT Welfare
Shane “Lionheart” Warne, AKA the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) RIP 04/03/2022 aged 52, Sudden Heart Attack. Goats are extremely curious and independent animals, far more so than sheep. They are quick learners and will exploit any weakness in a boundary surrounding them. This is another reason Shane...
12 Mar “What we see depends on what we look for”
“Was Your Cardiac CT Scan really normal” Screening for coronary artery disease with Cardiac CT is an evolving field, millions of people around the world have had screening scans. There are different scans and the technology is in evolution. It has been recommended since 2016 by...
20 Mar One for all….
The phrase "One for all and All for One" was made famous by Andre Dumas in his famous novel the three musketeers. It was used earlier by William Shakespeare in a poem to characterize people who take massive risks, including the poem's villainous king, Tarquin the Proud: "The aim...
25 Oct The Angelina Effect
The Angelina Effect We don’t always do what we should, the reasons why are often complex. A good example is the recent report from a group in Birmingham looking at statin prescriptions at GP practices. Despite the NICE guidelines in suggesting that adults aged 40 upwards...