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Fresh Kills is a podcast collection of original short stories by the authors of the popular literary blog The Kill Zone. Reminiscent of the Twilight Zone, these killer tales vary from the paranormal to the chilling to the just plain scary. Each delivers a finely crafted tale that will keep you clicking through the pages. Contributors to the podcast version include these award winning and best selling authors: John Gilstrap, Michelle Gagnon, James Scott Bell, Kathryn Lilley, John Ramsey Mille ...
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Vodcasts including long-form and short videos on ophthalmology, uveitis, medicine, technology. These videos have an informal approach, and I welcome ideas for topics to cover. These are also available on other media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@drnimaeye/featured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnimaeye/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drnimaeye Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNimaGhadiri
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Video Short: Ordering specific tests in Uveitis – Avoiding a scattershot approach
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Ordering specific investigations in uveitis involves a systematic approach to identify the underlying cause and guide appropriate treatment, with the initial evaluation typically including a comprehensive eye examination, detailed medical history, and assessment of symptoms, carefully analysing risk factors and clues to diagnosis.This short discour…
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Video Short: Anterior Uveitis & Axial SpA - HLA-B27 Testing, Features, Support? (feat Detective Pikachu & others)
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The most common type of Uveitis (inflammation in the eye) is anterior uveitis, or iritis, and almost 50% of patients with this condition test positive for the genetic marker HLA-B27. Having a positive result could potentially help establish the diagnosis, guide treatment, and provide information about prognosis. It can help avoid unnecessary diagno…
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Video Short: Unlocking Uveitis mysteries - History, Examination, or Lab Tests?(Pingu X Indiana Jones X Fast Show)
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All three of history, examination and lab tests have important roles to play in diagnosing Uveitis. This short (featuring a league of extraordinary defectors including Pingu, the Fast Show tailor, Indiana Jones and Sherlock Holmes) focuses on the importance of uncovering the patient's history to identify potential underlying triggers or associated …
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Video Short: How did I get ocular toxoplasmosis... Curiosity infected the cat?
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Don't let this be a cat-astropheOcular toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, and it primarily affects the eyes. One of the key questions surrounding its transmission is how someone can contract this condition. Toxoplasma gondii is commonly found in the environment, and one of the main sources of transmission is thr…
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Video Short: Cardinal Rules & Strategies for requesting tests in Uveitis (Ocular Inflammation X Baldur's Gate 3)
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Whether cleric or barbarian, it feels like the rules of the game can be stacked against you in Ocular Inflammation. Join me for sixty seconds which covers the two cardinal laws and six rules in Uveitis, with a cheeky nod to the Forgotten Realms and Baldur's Gate 3, together with a bit of Witcher 3, Elden Ring, Elder Scrolls thrown in. Don't let Uve…
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Video Short: "I, Healer?" Automation in medicine - good or bad?
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Are we at risk of becoming robots? Or being controlled by robotic thinking? The practice of medicine requires nuanced, individualized thinking to properly diagnose and treat patients. While technology like artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving healthcare, we must be wary of allowing "straight-line" or automated thinking to overr…
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Video Short: What are Medical Ophthalmologists?
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What are Medical Ophthalmologists?Is it possible to summarize the ethos/approach, and the history, of my speciality in less than a minute for a short-form video? You be the judge, as I attempt to aphoristically cover my speciality of Medical Ophthalmology (or Ophthalmic Medicine)...
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Christopher Nolan describes an "Oppenheimer moment" in artificial intelligence (AI). He draws parallels between the moral dilemmas posed by AI and the challenges faced by Oppenheimer’s work on the atom. We are at a critical watershed of excitement about the possibilities that AI provide and the potential for catastrophe. I've written about my impre…
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Video Short: Xipe Totec - The Aztec God of Eye Disease
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Is there a God for eye diseases? Why yes there is:Xipe Totec "Our Lord the Flayed One" is an Aztec deity who represnts the cycle of life, death and rebirth.Often depicted with eyes ablaze, he embodies the essence of ocular afflictions and their remedies. It was believed that Xipe Totec both inflicts and heals eye infections, wielding the ability to…
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Video Short: Fabulous Fungi in Fiction (And Ophthalmology...?)
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Fungi have taken root in some of our most entertaining and evocative fiction. Check out my blogpiece for examples of malevolent and magnificent mushrooms: https://medium.com/doctoryak/fabulous-fungi-in-fiction-3af2ac9440c5 But is there any evidence of their therapeutic use in eye health? There may be... Can hallucinogenic mushrooms aid colour visio…
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Video Short: Experiencing vision loss with virtual reality
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At the UK Ophthalmology Congress 2023, I donned a headset and was transported to experience different types of loss of vision and visual field defects.This is part of TheEyesHaveIt campaign to raise awareness of visual impairment A Call to Action: This is part of a campaign to take action and address the need for proper care and support for individ…
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Video Short: Solving Medical Mysteries - Occam's Razor and Hickam's Dictum
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In the realm of patient diagnosis, Occam's Razor and Hickam's Dictum engage in a captivating clash of philosophies. Occam's Razor, the epitome of simplicity, urges doctors to embrace the most straightforward explanation. It advocates for the elimination of unnecessary assumptions and complexities, favoring the path that requires the fewest leaps of…
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Video Short: What does Uveitis actually mean?
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The Answer Involves grapes!And just like the grape's outer skin protects the juicy flesh inside, the iris acts as a protective barrier for the delicate structures within the eye. The ciliary body, resembling the fibers and pulp of a grape, plays a crucial role in producing aqueous humor, the fluid that nourishes the eye. Finally, the choroid, compa…
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Video Short: History Hub - Who first described Uveitis?
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Who was the first person to describe Uveitis? Was it Galen, was it Hippocrates, was it Avicenna?Nope, before these luminaries, and even before ancient texts in Indian Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, we have to go back a few millenia to Imhotep the physician and architect. This isn’t the same Imhotep as in the film the Mummy though. But in the first …
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AI in Ophthalmology Video: An Amuse-Bouche and an OverviewApproximately 300 million people live with sight loss worldwide, and 80% of these cases are preventable or curable. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat eye diseases, ultimately saving millions of people from unnecessary vision loss.This overview video is inten…
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Video Short: AI: Transformative Power in Ophthalmology or Future Imperfect?
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Are you bewildered, excited, maybe a little frightened about AI in general, and in the field of Ophthalmology?This short features a couple of my favourite science fiction films, to link to my 30 minute overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i97fIQZvFU0Do you think we'll be seeing dystopian cityscapes, neon-soaked cyberpunk realms, and even…
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Video Short: Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" - Understanding patient experience in healthcare
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” p39, To Kill a Mockingbird.Atticus believes you need to try to understand other people by seeing things from their point of view. In the field of healthcare, while medical knowledge and technical expertise are …
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Video Short: Ophthalmology Podcasts - The essential ones!
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Ophthalmology is a rapidly evolving field, and keeping up with the latest research and techniques can be challenging. As well as our podcast "Eye on Liverpool", here is a list of ophthalmology podcasts that you should consider listening to:"Eye on Liverpool":https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eye-on-liverpool/id1676870766https://open.spotify.com…
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Video Short: Announcing The Eye on Liverpool Podcast
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Announcing our inaugural Eye on Liverpool podcast - highlighting clinical work, research & the patient perspective at St Paul's Eye Unit, LiverpoolSubscribe on your usual podcast apps! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eye-on-liverpool/id1676870766Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W1KthbXwQ4Sl0dWj96HfeThis first episode was rele…
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A little bit of fun to accompany today's release of Street Fighter VI I saw an ingenious ROHTO advert for dry eye drops based on the iconic Capcom 1991 video game Street Fighter II (video below)I was trying to work out why this Japanese company have featured wandering world warrior Ryu, and yoga master Dhalsim in this advert. Ryu's fireball and Dha…
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Basics of Uveitis Video | For Ophthalmic Practitioners in training
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This is a concise overview for trainee allied ophthalmic practitioners who want a summary or refresher on Uveitis and inflammation in the eye. This is taken from a talk given in May 2022, and may be of use to patients and carers, and also ophthalmologists as well.Title Art: "What's the Matter With Uveitis?" Kirsten BeitlerSummary of video:• What is…
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Mickey Moss by Basil Sands: Mickey Moss has been a tortured soul all his life, but he finally gets a chance to be something when he discovers a neighbors long time secret.
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Ghost Story, by Michelle Gagnon: A man is haunted by ghost who will not leave him alone until he does what she wants.
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Discipline, by John Gilstrap: Dr. Applewaite is a Headmaster who knows how to teach discipline to the boys in his charge, but has he learned it for himself?
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Final Flight by Joe Moore: A WWII pilot on a secret mission with a mysterious cargo lets his curiosity get the best of him.
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Family Again by John Ramsey Miller: An orphaned child gets lost in the woods and, while searching for refuge, knocks on the wrong door.
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Blood Remains by Kathryn Lilley: a victim of childhood abuse returns home after many years only to discover that while memories fade, blood remains.
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The Angel in the Garden by Clare Langley-Hawthorne: Australian police constable Duff McManus must confront both the death of a childhood friend long considered a traitor, as well as his own wartime memories.
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In The After by John Gilstrap: An intruder demands the impossible of Tony Emerson—he wants to set the clock back 18 years and retrieve the childhood that Tony stole from him.
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The Chicken Guy, by Michelle Gagnon: FBI Special Agent Kelly Jones—who was first introduced in her novel The Tunnels—encounters a ruthless killer in an abandoned chicken processing plant.
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Laughing Matters, by James Scott Bell: A down-on-his-luck comedian gets a big break, though it comes with a very strange string attached.
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