Joe Harbison
@joeharbison.bsky.social
Deputy Head of School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. Clinical Lead Irish National Audit of Stroke, Stroke Doctor and Geriatrician. History Nerd.
I’ve just looked at my Apple Watch and I’m a bit worried. Does anybody know how accurate the fitness tracker is because it’s possible I might have to take the afternoon off?
January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’ve just looked at my Apple Watch and I’m a bit worried. Does anybody know how accurate the fitness tracker is because it’s possible I might have to take the afternoon off?
One other small issue. While listening to the Podcast I looked down at my Apple Watch fitness tracker and saw this. Gave me a bit of a shock but I might get out of doing the groceries.
January 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
One other small issue. While listening to the Podcast I looked down at my Apple Watch fitness tracker and saw this. Gave me a bit of a shock but I might get out of doing the groceries.
A lot of people called Sarah seem very keen to interact with me. Last week it was all Camillas. Bot farms must think I’m fickle….
January 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A lot of people called Sarah seem very keen to interact with me. Last week it was all Camillas. Bot farms must think I’m fickle….
I think my walking fur ball of a cat is moulting. At this rate I’m going to have to learn how to knit.
January 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I think my walking fur ball of a cat is moulting. At this rate I’m going to have to learn how to knit.
I saw a couple of these in Rome recently. 2 seater, electric city car. Can be parked almost anywhere. Renault Twizy
December 29, 2024 at 6:02 PM
I saw a couple of these in Rome recently. 2 seater, electric city car. Can be parked almost anywhere. Renault Twizy
Maybe, but still with the basic version
December 29, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Maybe, but still with the basic version
Even then there’s been some bloat in the mini! Old vs new.
December 29, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Even then there’s been some bloat in the mini! Old vs new.
Yes, but you need to see ‘my’ library!
December 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Yes, but you need to see ‘my’ library!
Little known fact. Handel had previously suffered a stroke and when in Dublin for the premiere of Messiah, he suffered another mild stroke or TIA.
December 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Little known fact. Handel had previously suffered a stroke and when in Dublin for the premiere of Messiah, he suffered another mild stroke or TIA.
On the other hand, it’s not very antisemitic. Really Ireland has a problem with the actions of the Israeli government which has amongst its members 2 people facing ICC arrest warrants for war crimes and 1 or 2 convicted of terrorist offences.
December 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
On the other hand, it’s not very antisemitic. Really Ireland has a problem with the actions of the Israeli government which has amongst its members 2 people facing ICC arrest warrants for war crimes and 1 or 2 convicted of terrorist offences.
Always worth reading through the OECD Health at a Glance report this time of year. One thing that’s interesting is that the drop in life expectancy seen during the Covid pandemic seems to have largely resolved.
December 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Always worth reading through the OECD Health at a Glance report this time of year. One thing that’s interesting is that the drop in life expectancy seen during the Covid pandemic seems to have largely resolved.
No, he just years no play keyboard for Sparks.
December 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM
No, he just years no play keyboard for Sparks.
I get the impression that cats are fundamentally Republicans and dogs are Democrats. (Cartoon Christopher Weyant, New Yorker)
November 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I get the impression that cats are fundamentally Republicans and dogs are Democrats. (Cartoon Christopher Weyant, New Yorker)
Forgotten female heroes of STEM Vesta Stoudt. The unsung inventor of Duct Tape in 1943. It was originally used to seal ammunition boxes, so they could be more easily opened by soldiers in an emergency.
The 1st rule of engineering remains ‘if you can’t fix it with duct tape, you haven’t used enough’.
The 1st rule of engineering remains ‘if you can’t fix it with duct tape, you haven’t used enough’.
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Forgotten female heroes of STEM Vesta Stoudt. The unsung inventor of Duct Tape in 1943. It was originally used to seal ammunition boxes, so they could be more easily opened by soldiers in an emergency.
The 1st rule of engineering remains ‘if you can’t fix it with duct tape, you haven’t used enough’.
The 1st rule of engineering remains ‘if you can’t fix it with duct tape, you haven’t used enough’.
Whereas mine really just owns my office chair…..
November 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Whereas mine really just owns my office chair…..
And this is unusual?
November 23, 2024 at 9:54 AM
And this is unusual?
Many thanks to Prof Nick Maynard for delivering the John Stearne Quatercentenary Lecture in St James’s Hospital. His presentation on ‘Gaza: an attack on healthcare’ was a harrowing description of the effect of the ongoing Israeli bombardment on medical services, staff and civilians in Gaza.
November 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Many thanks to Prof Nick Maynard for delivering the John Stearne Quatercentenary Lecture in St James’s Hospital. His presentation on ‘Gaza: an attack on healthcare’ was a harrowing description of the effect of the ongoing Israeli bombardment on medical services, staff and civilians in Gaza.
A Skiagraph of a Rolando fracture performed by WS Haughton, pioneer radiologist, taken in the Anatomy Department of Trinity College Dublin within a year of Roentgen’s first image of his wife’s hand.
November 20, 2024 at 8:26 PM
A Skiagraph of a Rolando fracture performed by WS Haughton, pioneer radiologist, taken in the Anatomy Department of Trinity College Dublin within a year of Roentgen’s first image of his wife’s hand.
m randomly scanning through my medical history photos. This from the British Museum. It’s an ancient Egyptian prosthetic big toe.
November 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
m randomly scanning through my medical history photos. This from the British Museum. It’s an ancient Egyptian prosthetic big toe.
OK, Medical Historians and Doctors, (or anyone really) any suggestion on what this is for? It’s from the Ceppo in Pistoia
November 20, 2024 at 8:13 PM
OK, Medical Historians and Doctors, (or anyone really) any suggestion on what this is for? It’s from the Ceppo in Pistoia
Sir Nathaniel Barry (born 1725), first Professor of Surgery and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin. His wedding portrait now hangs in RCPI. He hasn’t done up his waistcoat fully so you can see that his shirt is made of silk and not wool.
November 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Sir Nathaniel Barry (born 1725), first Professor of Surgery and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin. His wedding portrait now hangs in RCPI. He hasn’t done up his waistcoat fully so you can see that his shirt is made of silk and not wool.
This lane from the 1756 Roque Map of Dublin, is now in the grounds of our hospital. Quite suitable for our ENT surgeons.
November 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
This lane from the 1756 Roque Map of Dublin, is now in the grounds of our hospital. Quite suitable for our ENT surgeons.
Looking at the site of the Workhouse, now the site of St James’s Hospital, Dublin on Roque’s Map (1756). I get the impression from the street names that it wasn’t a good area.
November 16, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Looking at the site of the Workhouse, now the site of St James’s Hospital, Dublin on Roque’s Map (1756). I get the impression from the street names that it wasn’t a good area.
It’s probably part of a shrine. The figure is similar to those on St Manchan’s Shrine. The Augustinians who established St John’s were French though, the Fratres Cruciferi, so why a part of an older Irish shrine? There is thought there might been a church, St Molua’s, there before the hospital.
November 11, 2024 at 10:01 PM
It’s probably part of a shrine. The figure is similar to those on St Manchan’s Shrine. The Augustinians who established St John’s were French though, the Fratres Cruciferi, so why a part of an older Irish shrine? There is thought there might been a church, St Molua’s, there before the hospital.
Portrait of John Stearne (1624-1669) in the Senior Common Room, Trinity College Dublin.
We are honored to have Prof Nick Maynard giving the memorial lecture for his Quatercentenary for Grand Rounds in St James’s Hospital Dublin on 22nd November.
We are honored to have Prof Nick Maynard giving the memorial lecture for his Quatercentenary for Grand Rounds in St James’s Hospital Dublin on 22nd November.
November 11, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Portrait of John Stearne (1624-1669) in the Senior Common Room, Trinity College Dublin.
We are honored to have Prof Nick Maynard giving the memorial lecture for his Quatercentenary for Grand Rounds in St James’s Hospital Dublin on 22nd November.
We are honored to have Prof Nick Maynard giving the memorial lecture for his Quatercentenary for Grand Rounds in St James’s Hospital Dublin on 22nd November.