by GHIC | Dec 16, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
December 6 saw a second London Bridge terrorist attack, the first in Borough Market, the second on the other end of the bridge – both within a couple of hundred yards of our hospital, both with slashing knives. It is poignant to reflect on the long and colourful...
by GHIC | Nov 1, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
Sad news in October. My old New York boss, Dr Charles Christian died. He was a great leader and friend and was one of the giants of modern rheumatology. He was head of Rheumatology at HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) in New York and Monica and I spent 2 of the...
by GHIC | Oct 1, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
Recently, two of my heroes died. Gerry Weissmann and Chuck Christian. Gerry was a giant in American medicine, Dean of NYU (New York University) and internationally renowned as a polymath – an international expert on a wide variety of topics. I knew him well and was a...
by GHIC | Sep 1, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
August was quiet. September has been mad. As I write this, on the last day of September, the rain is beating down here in Kent. “The gardens needed it”. The month has been dry, with (for once, it seems) the weekends being warm and sunny. September has been busy with...
by GHIC | Aug 1, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
Patient of the Month A stay-at-home August. Our little dog, Lucy, has been ill and we daren’t risk travel. Yet there are upsides to our August at home. London is different, tourists outnumber commuters, seats in trains, peace over Brexit while the ‘remainants’ take...
by GHIC | Jul 1, 2019 | 2019 Blogs
This week, we held the 33rd annual “Ten Topics in Rheumatology” meeting in London. Organised by Professor Chris Edwards and his team from the London Lupus Centre – Professor David D’Cruz, Professor Munther Khamashta and Dr Arvind Kaul, it was a full house of 300...
