The “Strawman” Conspiracy Theorist
In two hundred years doctors will rule the world. Science reigns already. It reigns in…
Browsing: Science
The Fight for Water in a Thirsty World
La Soif Du Monde (‘A Thirsty World’) and ‘The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker…
Chay Bowes: HSE Perpetuating Dysfunction
In the controversy surrounding the leaking of a confidential document by then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar…
Is General Practice a Victim of Pandemic?
I loved working for the NHS (National Health Service), especially as it was configured in…
Pandemic Considerations
As an immediate disclaimer, I am a doctor training to be a general practitioner in…
Could Ivermectin End the Pandemic?
The bacterium streptomyces avermitilis was discovered by Satoshi Omura at the Kitasato Institute in Japan…
Covid-19: Unanswered Questions
Confusion and fear are to be expected in novel situations where experience is limited; this…
Covid-19: A Deadly Deception
4,915. And rising. This number can only increase or, at best, stay the same. It…
‘Healthy People Do Not Require Genetic Vaccination’
Editor’s Note: Having previously published Vaccination: A Matter of Trust with Caveats, we now anticipate…
Covid-19 in Ireland: Landfall
In August of last year I wrote an article pointing to the impending consequence of…
Covid-19: Questioning the Three Mantras
The three mantra for this pandemic in Ireland are: wash your hands; socially distance; and…
The Bonds that Hold Society Together
I am a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a doctor, an athlete, a…
Seal the Deal
it is difficult enough for the fishermen to make a living but because of inaction…
Covid-19 in Ireland: Elusive Facts
No facts without Judgment Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root…
‘This is science which should go on trial’
A zoom panel discussion organised by Lindau, which included two other Nobel-prize winning scientists, provided…
The State of Irish Agriculture
On April 30th, acting Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed defended Ireland’s agricultural sector,[i] claiming we…
Review: Notes from an Apocalypse
‘We are alive in a time of worst-case scenarios. The world we have inherited seems…
Diary of Pandemic Doctor: Nursing Home Chaos
It’s Saturday morning and I stand exhausted in line for my weekly shop, having left…
To the Ends of the Earth: Earth Day 50 Years On
Fifty years ago today, more than twenty million people took to the streets in towns…
Underlying Conditions Exacerbate Covid-19 Pandemic
Pressing Pause In the grip of serious illness anyone but an obtuse contrarian seeks medical…