John Pickering • Sep 04, 2013 •
I’m a soft money scientist, not because I’m cuddly (I am), or because I’m an easy mark for a fiver (I’m not), but because my job and my scientific output depend on my ability/luck at raising money. As my 100th blog post I thought it time to describe this precarious state of affairs, especially as … Continue reading → … Read More
John Pickering • Mar 23, 2012 •
I can’t possibly expect to be able to comment on what it is like to be on dialysis – I’ve only observed the process. To try and understand more I have begun to search out some blogs by those on dialysis. Here are two: The Facts on The big D. is a blog post by … Continue reading » … Read More
John Pickering • Feb 04, 2012 •
I had my 13th general anaesthetic yesterday for the same thing! Â It was, yet another, 50/50 call by the surgeon as to whether this new procedure would work. Â 50/50 calls are not unusual in medicine – to the contrary they are probably the norm. Â Most of us have had the experience of having a doctor … Continue reading … Read More
John Pickering • Jan 09, 2012 •
$100 dialysis will do for health what the $100 computer did for education. I have no expertise in dialysis, I’ve only published one paper and a letter that address it directly. What I know is that there are millions the world over with kidney failure whose only hope is transplant or dialysis.  What I see is that dialysis is … Continue reading … Read More