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Ben Cohen Obituary Royal Society of Medicine

February 28, 2017 by philco

  Ben Cohen, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, has  died  at the age of 101.  He was born into a family of poor Jewish immigrants who settled in the Glasgow Gorbals before the First World War. His father was a militant socialist and fled from Vitebsk to avoid both political and religious persecution under the Tsar. The son grew up  in the … [Read more...] about Ben Cohen Obituary Royal Society of Medicine

Ben Cohen – My Story No Mean City

January 8, 2017 by normd

Click here view the slide tribute to Ben Cohen and check out the interview with Ben entitled  MyStory - No Mean City: Memories of the Gorbals in the twenties … [Read more...] about Ben Cohen – My Story No Mean City

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Phil’s Blogs

In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

Text of speech given at Wivenhoe House on June 3rd 2023, on the occasion of my 80th birthday. Reasons to be Cheerful : that so many people managed … [Read More...] about In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

Note: This is a revised and updated text of an article  originally published in Livingmaps Review  and posted online in 2021. It is due to … [Read More...] about UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

This text is an introduction to  Waypoints Volume 2 ,  a new collection of occasional writings  from the last five years due to be published  in the … [Read More...] about ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

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UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

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