grand rounds on south african shores.

it's not just the soccer world cup that is on south african shores but the great grand rounds, something that some would say is far more important than the world cup (ok only one guy would actually say that and he is in a psychiatric institution in outer mongolia) is also presently hosted in south africa!!! proudly south african!!!

but time to see what the bloggers have dished up for us this week.



here is an interesting article sent by preeti kaur which is relevant in the context of the world cup. i must say i think that fifa should stick to soccer and plundering african countries and keep out of healthcare but i may be wrong.


greenpoint stadium

amy tendrich reflects on the lessons learned by the ada.

another blogger making her voice heard in the diabetic community is kerri sparling.


a kuduzela, an variation of the vuvuzela










philip hickey, a psychologists questions the tendency of modern medicine to add a diagnosis to pretty much anything, in this case sexual disorders.



in a somewhat related post james baker wonders if some things that modern medicine has labelled a disease may only be problems of living this thing we call life.


jo'burg stadium










a south african reflects on lessons learned from soccer. fifa, with their autocratic laws imposed on previously free south africans may demand royalties, but then again she has moved to far away shores, so i think she might be safe


the great doctor anonymous touches on an issue that i often think about, the end of a blog. this one touches a nerve with me because i also sometimes consider how long my own blog will live.

a sotho blowing a kuduzela

how to cope with chronic pain has a nice piece on professional sports stars and pain they feel. he concentrates on retired nfl players. if he were to look at soccer players i'm sure he would find the active players cry all the time, especially when the ref is looking.


polokwane stadium

bob vineyard of insureblog shines a light on an aspect of medical insurance that ultimately played a part in the demise of a cancer patient.




south african supporters armed with vuvuzelas, makarapas and glasses (to see better of course)

andrew holtz of mditv tells us that watching soccer may even be more dangerous than playing it, despite the expressions of pain and agony on the faces of the numerous world cup players forever diving.

a man i consider a great blog academic, doctor rich wonders about the motives of people trashing the jupiter trial in an otherwise respected journal.




an old style makarapa with matching spectacles. we can make a spectacle of ourselves if we want to













robin mockenhaupt looks at some financial aspects of prevention of disease in the elderly.


true style south african supporter

louise discusses how some clinics will get hit hard by delays in payments by medicaid.



the goal that wasn't. well done fifa!

walter jessen tells us about a certificate that has recently been launched by the health on the internet foundation. this will hopefully help advice seekers to be a bit more critical about the things they read online.




david harlow looks at health information from a slightly different angle.
good old south african soccer glasses












dr deb gives us advice in the form of tips for mental fitness. have a look how many you do.




the now famous soccer city in soweto

the happy hospitalist has stumbled on a much cheaper alternative to using a translator when you and your patient don't share a communal language. happy, i too have seen this technique used in south africa with similar results.


a band maybe? they at least all play the same note.

jill of all trades talks about something that has always been close to my heart, the training of the future doctors of the world. some day i hope to once again become involved.





the cheating devious uruguay understanding of foot in the word football.

the legendary blogger, dr charles takes a look at an isolation experiment that is supposed to mimic a trip to mars. in the end maby it only mimics isolation. besides, what's a surgeon doing in such an experiment? do they want them to fight?

makes me proud.

doctor bates relays a short humorous story.




my team, although they went out early (and after all it's not rugby)

alan dappen writing for get better health discusses a pleasant encounter with a patient, even though money issues were discussed.

maradona was often more entertaining to watch than the soccer.

and that's it for this week's edition. i hope it supplied a nice few posts for your enjoyment. please feel free to link here.

next week's grand rounds will be held over at captain atopic's place.