Dr. Iain Corness
Modern medicine: Thrush – an evil little bird!
Hands up all women who have had at least one episode of “Thrush” in their lifetime. Half of you have just raised your hands....
Modern medicine: Your intelligence is in your jeans? (Sorry, in your...
Nature or Nurture? What shapes us? In many published studies of human beings, their development and their frailties, it often comes down to a...
Modern medicine: How to get the best value from your doctor’s...
The most common complaint that patients have about their doctor is that they didn’t understand half of what the doctor was telling them!
That is...
Modern medicine: Biting on a bullet!
Surgeons can be the ‘prima donnas’ of medicine, if you like. It is the surgeons who get the headlines in the newspapers. It is...
Modern medicine: Blood group differences – Thai and Farang
A couple of weeks ago, a call went out to the farang population in Thailand for some Rh negative blood. This happens around three...
Modern medicine: Sorry, but I don’t understand
As part of my duties I get a print out of the number of international in-patients in the hospital each day. There are some...
Modern medicine: Beware of cheap meds!
A few years ago, I was interviewed by a German TV channel which wanted to show that taking over the counter drugs was a...
Modern medicine: Siamese Twins
Chang and Eng were the original “Siamese Twins”. Joined at the sternum (front of the chest cage) in 1811, they had been round the...
Modern medicine: More(ton) on BSE
My recent column on breast cancer and Breast Self Examination (BSE) produced a response from Dr Michael Moreton, the former International Medical Coordinator at...
Modern medicine: Never ignore a headache
We all get headaches. Every one of us has at some time taken an aspirin or a paracetamol tablet. Some of us also know...
Latest Stories
The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
It’s not only Thailand. Visa agents have held a prominent place throughout south east Asia for at least 30 years. Even today it is...
Jealous ex-husband brings gun to Pattaya bar, arrested after threatening staff
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police responded to a report of an armed man at Oasis Cocktail Lounge on Soi Buakhao at 2 AM on...
Pattaya residents stunned by surprise digging – Roadwork at Soi Siam Country Club railway...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Local residents are questioning the ongoing road excavation at the Soi Siam Country Club railway crossing, East Pattaya, which has caused...
Swiss man arrested for indecency in Pattaya, blacklisted from re-entry
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officers from Thailand’s Crime Suppression Division and Chonburi Immigration Bureau arrested a 67-year-old Swiss national, identified as Rudolf, in Pattaya. He...
Pattaya takes a step toward sustainability – Mayor discusses installing solar rooftop systems at...
PATTAYA, Thailand – On the morning of February 20, 2025, Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet welcomed representatives from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) at Pattaya...