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For years, patients have suffered with an inability to burp. Now, a new syndrome has been described, including a cure!

Lightening strikes are literally 1 per million events. So I was shocked (ahem) recently when I had two presentations in the same day! Learn what to do about lightening strikes from a doctor caught in a freak storm.

The story of a junior doctor working a busy weekend in a district hospital

I don’t often write an article with ‘tips’ for a ‘skill’. Almostadoctor tends to be made up of concise lists of facts. Which is useful. But skills are more difficult to acquire. And not...

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A first hand account of an abusive patient and family in the emergency department demanding opiates. Handled by a very scared junior grade doctor.

Thinking of having your genome tested? Hear the story of a doctor who had his done.