One of the requirements of Universal Health Care is that it be truly Universal: everyone in the Netherlands is required to sign up for (at least) basic insurance.  There are few exceptions: an expat with US insurance, working for a multinational...

It was a good week; the motivating reason for the trip was a follow-up visit to the clinic where I had the summer ankle surgery.  It was a wonderful time to visit: warm, clear weather, blue skies, and brilliant warm autumn leaves. The surgeon was...

…it doesn’t come better than northwest Italy in late October.  

I’m headed to Switzerland later today for a scheduled review of how my foot is healing after the summer surgery.  It’s a good opportunity to take a couple of day’s break before the holiday season gets rolling, spending time in the country and...

I got a letter last night from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), notifying me that our Research Grant application had been funded.  This is a huge deal: I started CamStent with a few classmates in 2006, and for three years we’ve been...