Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 07

Posted 4:50pm Sunday 6th April 2014

Being a fresher is tough; you still study for terms tests, people give you filthy looks when you go to the Octagon, you think people give a fuck about your hall and the order in which you chose it. You also get blamed for a lot of shit like ruining Hyde Street, signing up for flats in May and making Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 06

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014

Hi everybody, Sex. It’s fun. It’s fun in relationships, it’s fun casually, it’s fun when you love somebody, and it’s fun when you don’t. Let’s never underestimate how fun sex can be because, in the words of Rebecca Black, it’s “fun, fun, fun, fun. [I’m] looking forward to the weekend.” But Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 05

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

Hi everybody, So last week we began the sex talk from a healthcare point of view, and raised the fact that most people start having sex a lot later than you’d expect from high school banter. Before we plunge deep into the moist cavern of sexually transmitted icky things, I wanted to spend a Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 04

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 16th March 2014

Hi everybody, The joy of writing under a pseudonym is that you can say anything you want without fear of repercussion. It instantly silences the angel on your shoulder that tells you not to be needlessly crass or make libellous accusations. As my name’s not on my work, I can imply that Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 03

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Hi everybody, Last week we flirted with the idea of putting complex medical terms into simple concepts. This week we’re going to take our relationship with that idea to the next level; order it a bottle of the 24’s finest Pinot Gris, treat it to dinner in Dunedin’s most romantic restaurant Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014

Hi everybody, If you’ve been lucky enough to contract a rare disease in your lifetime, then you’ve no doubt met a bunch of medical students and had them poke, prod and probe you. It’s a law of nature that doctors love to cart their minions through the hospital to proudly display their Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014

Hi, everybody! Something I’ve noticed in my travels through the healthcare system is that there are certain questions that come up whenever people find out you’re a medical student. If you’re female, you’ll undoubtedly be asked: “Are you going to be a doctor or a nurse?” by your Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013

As Dr John Dorian once said, “endings are never easy … We all want to believe that what we do is very important, that people hang on to our every word, that they care what we think.” This quote kick-started my imagination, and I bawled like a little bitch. While reasserting my masculinity by eating Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 25

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 29th September 2013

Hi everybody, Put your hand in your front right pocket and have a good ol’ feel. That phone you’ve got in your hand, and its reliance on the ore Coltan, is responsible for the conflict in the Congo that the World Health Organisation conservatively estimates kills over 1,000 people a day. Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 24

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

Hi everybody, An obvious issue with writing a health column for a student magazine is the fact that the target audience is young and healthy, dramatically limiting possible topic selection. It would be far easier to write for the ODT – their target audience seems to be around 80 years old, Read more...