A Physician's Diary

A Physician's Diary

‘Hyponairaemia’

In the medical world, the prefix ‘hypo’ is added to an entity to indicate loss or a reduction in quantity of that thing. So, for example, hypocalcaemi

Medical Errors: Clinical governance as the way forward

A long time ago, during my days as a house officer in the labour ward, I delivered a young woman of a healthy baby girl. After the vaginal delivery, a

January: Not the season to be jolly

The new year is here. January has arrived with all its beauty, hope and vigour. Every year, the new year is ushered in with the dry harmattan winds an

Failing a Nation in Pain

There is a famous joke that emanated during the early days of PMB’s second tenure in 2019. You remember those days, don’t you? When inflation was grad

2022: Climate change, Politics and Qatar’s World Cup (II)

We have all heard about climate change; its causes, catastrophic effects and what we can do individually and collectively to mitigate these hazardous