Up with the larks for a longer life
“Night owls” – people who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the…
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Gender reconstructive surgery – winning the waiting game
When it comes to gender reconstructive surgery, if you could sum-up the patient experience in one word, chances are you’d…
Understanding eating disorders
Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding eating disorders - a move which could ultimately lead to better diagnosis…
Functional medicine: treating depression
The conventional therapeutic approach to dealing with a problem like depression is to wait for the problem to set in…
Test bowel cancer patients for Lynch syndrome
More than eight out of 10 NHS hospitals in England are not following the National Institute for Health and Care…
Opioid addiction fuelled by painkillers
Opioid addiction, fuelled by OTC medication and prescription pain killers, has reached epidemic proportions in the US but is becoming…
Easter egg choking hazards
The countdown to the fun of the annual Easter egg hunt has begun and children across the country are getting…
Don’t cut vitamin D doses
NHS cuts to prescriptions of vitamin D maintenance doses would hit high risk groups, warns National Osteoporosis Society. People needing…
Nurses have needs too
Nurses often sacrifice their own needs to care for others, and this is right and good and expected. Nursing is…
Muddled memories help dementia patients
Should we always challenge the distorted beliefs of someone with dementia or do inaccurate memories play an important role in…