Cancervive diary
The Big CBLOGSPOTS from patients and professionals....
There are SO many blogs on the net, some are not worth the time of day, but the ones listed here are excellent (IMHO!) and well worth your time.
If you know of any blogs that are good - send them to me!
check these out!
Blog Monkey
A fellow monkey on the web. He's really a 31 year old guy living in the
UK doing a job in IT that he's really rather not that bothered about. Anything
else you want to know, just ask.
MEDICAL BLOG - PATIENTS
The Furry Monkey
Of course this is an excellent, AWARD WINING BLOG by a wonderful person
called Karen who has PrimaryBone Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. (Blatant self plug
can't hurt can it?!?!?).
Carries NHL BLog
Carrie stopped by my Guestbook and I've since gone to her website and read her story. She's blogging for all she's worth so give it a read. Some lovely photos on there Carrie! Keep that smile going, it helps!
My Gap Year
50 year old woman takes time out to discover herself! Loads of lovely photos
on there too. Go and have a look see...
Saint Lymphomas Institute
David Corby writes at Saint Lymphoma's Institute about his Lymphoma battle.
He is now in remission and has temporarily ended the blog, a new one will
be coming soon as the story changes.
Patient Destiny
Patient Destiny...it is all about patient empowerment and the need
for all of us, but especially those with a chronic illness or condition,
must have unfettered access to our own personal health information and control
over the privacy of the very personal information therein. This
is a Canadian site but it affects every country - make sure you are empowered
as a patient - oh and watch out for the Furry Monkey on there....!!!
MEDICAL BLOG - PROFESSIONALS
Brain Blogger
Brain Blogger covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. An American site, but lots of useful information on there for you all to check out.
Medicexchange
Not quite a blog as such (click www.stuart-hall.com
for the authors own blog). Although the Monkey doesn't normally endorse
commercial sites, this one has some excellent information contained within
it like "using
gaming technology to save llives".
Amateur TransplantsAmateur Transplants
Not strictly a blog but it's excellent none the less, so I had
to share it with you all. Two real life Doctors, who sing ultra-sweary and
totally hilarious songs, mainly relating to the medical world of course! Check out Dr Adam Kay and Dr Suman Biswas if you get a mo!
The songs are at http://www.fridaytowers.com/fitness/listen.php (featuring the ultra-sweary London Underground song)....excellent!!
You can buy their CD for the princely sum of £9.99 with 10% of all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Nee Naw
Iis a blog by Mark Myers, an Emergency Medical Dispatcher for London Ambulance
Service.
Emily's Blog Space
Emily is a medical student and has started a medical blog geared largely
toward medical education. Check it out for very interesting info, medical
student or not!
The Ferret FancierThe Ferret Fancier
"A ranting vehicle to drive where the moment takes him"
are the first words on this site sent to me. It makes interesting reading,
and he even has a monkey picture on there...not as good as moi of course,
but then I am unique....and modest too!
NHS Blog Doctor
Dr Crippen is angry! He has worked for over 20 years in the NHS.
He watches and weeps as the Health Service, slowly but inexorably, is destroyed.
He takes a sad, sometimes humorous, sometimes cynical, look at the health
care from the inside.
Diagnosis NFI
The musings and occasional rantings of Magwitch,an ECP in the front line
in the South East.
The World Through The Eyes of an EMT
The The thoughts, ponderings and experiences of an EMT working
for the London Ambulance Service.
Trauma Queen
The blog of a bloke who grew up on a tiny rock in the middle of
the sea. He spent years looking after people's kids, setting off fireworks,
researching prison sentences for High Court Judges and sticking plasters
on people at public events. At the end of it all, he decided the plasters
were the best bet and chose to do it professionally. He now trundles around
Edinburgh, Scotland flashing blue lights and making "Mee-maw"
noises while swearing at taxi drivers. He also, on occasion, practices a
little emergency medicine, though most of the time he's a glorified taxi
driver. Still, he suits green.
Tales from Tragedy Tower - Life at NHS Direct
Tragic stories from NHS Direct - but true which is the sad part. People
are just SO dumb it defies belief these days. A Health Advisor at NHS Direct,
they'vebeen there for 2 years. Every time they think they've heard everything,
someone else calls. Reasonably content with my lot, (AfC and Transformation
notwithstanding!) and they intend to stay there untilthey finally finish
their MSc, so there's more than enough material.
The Cheerful OncologistThe Cheerful Oncologist
Very interesting blog, some quite medical/technical bits but easily understood.
Makes you realise why acronyms are used in the NHS anyway!
The Paramedics Diary
This guy is a Registered Paramedic who works for the London Ambulance Service
in Central London. A graphic but honest blog here. Give it a go, but you
have been warned about the graphic bits.
Purple Plus
The ramblings of a Paramedic Stretcher Monkey - very colourful blog telling
it as it is. Scary huh!
Doc Around The Clock
A mostly lighthearted but sometimes serious view of medicine, politics and
other miscellany....