Dr David Boase
David Boase is a retired surgeon who specialised in the treatment of infectious diseases of the eye, and has a lifelong interest in the history of medicine.
Expediting the Coronavirus exit
The government has an ever-increasing need for a health solution: could Plasma Therapy be the way forward?
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics