PEOPLE can remain very loyal to their doctor, often citing trust as a major factor in the selection process, however when a GP retires it can present patients with a stressful search to locate a new medico they have confidence in.
When Dr Martin Rees from New Zealand recently announced he was hanging up his stethoscope, the doc's book of clients were naturally concerned.
Thankfully his incoming replacement is a lot like him, actually for that matter, he's EXACTLY like him.
Dr Tristan de Chalain will be taking over the practice and just so happens to be Dr Rees' doppelganger.
It's great to see a doctor walking in the exact footsteps of another, the trick is to do so without appearing two-faced, we assume.
If YOU are ever unlucky enough to be robbed by a gang of thieves, you might be expecting to have your wallet stolen but certainly not bodily fluids.
Unfortunately this is exactly what happened to some women in Pakistan recently who had their spinal fluid taken by a group of men pretending to take blood.
The unscrupulous gang then attempted to sell the ill-gotten bodily gains on the black market.
We'd like to call these guys spineless but technically ...
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