Dipesh GopalThe myth of being ‘self-made’I came. I saw. I conquered. Or so the cliché goes in entrepreneurship. Hard work is not to be underestimated in any field, none so much as…3 min read·Sep 14, 2022--1--1
Dipesh GopalWhat is success?We’ve all been there. A seemingly innocent group chat explodes into tens if not hundreds of notifications in response to a single post…3 min read·Aug 5, 2022--1--1
Dipesh Gopal6 Things I learnt from Karate Kid: the wisdom of Nariyoshi MiyagiThe 1984 Karate Kid franchise has been re-awakened by the recent Cobra Kai series from Netflix. Karate Kid follows the journey of a…6 min read·Dec 31, 2021----
Dipesh GopalHow do we improve vaccine uptake in older adults from ethnic minorities?Young men and women arrived from Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent to the UK in search of better life from the late…4 min read·Nov 4, 2021----
Dipesh GopalJuggling Fire DailyI remember a few years back reading an article from Amandip Sidhu who lost his brother Jagdip, to suicide.6 min read·Oct 31, 2021----
Dipesh GopalDeath is my motivator: what’s yours?My friend had lost her father. I couldn’t help but break down on the phone: I felt her suffering. This was in April. It was after several…5 min read·Nov 1, 2020----
Dipesh GopalPublishing, competition and social media: a messy combinationIt was utterly heartbreaking to read a Twitter thread from a medical student, about the resentment and competition amongst medical…5 min read·Jul 12, 2020----
Dipesh GopalWhere You From?Firstly I’d like to note I’m not black. In light of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, some people have asked me how to be anti-racist. One…5 min read·Jun 21, 2020----
Dipesh GopalTurn the light on the virus: more testing yesterdayWe are in the midst of a fight against something we cannot see. It’s like fighting something in the dark. We must turn the light on our…4 min read·Apr 9, 2020----
Dipesh GopalinFamily Medicine Case Notes from the COVID-19 FrontlinesPrimary care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): key guidance, information and supportAs a family doctor (General Practitioner, GP) we stick to a pattern we take a history, perform an examination, make a diagnosis and…30 min read·Mar 27, 2020--2--2