lifestyle

DIY guide when you are choking

We all have an image of someone choking, going puce, running around and gasping. That may be true for some…

Wheelchair travel by land, sea and sky; easier would it be that a camel pass through a needle’s eye. The…

Cycling is excellent for improving overall fitness and toning the lower body. As a non-impact activity, it places no stress…

Sarah is about to start her first assignment for MSF, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She blogs about why…

Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the 19th century’s greatest prison and nursing reformer Elizabeth Fry – the sober face…

What does growing old mean? Too many of us seem to believe that becoming thin and frail is an unavoidable…

How would you respond to an interview request from the BBC Radio Four flagship breakfast programme Today – especially if…

Pre-planning is vital if you want to work abroad as a medic in a humanitarian role. You can just pick…

We live in a fast-moving world. Somehow we never have enough time to eat properly, sleep for long enough, talk…

Micro-exercising has become a popular way for people who are hard pressed for time to increase their cardiovascular fitness. Busy doctors…

Doctors and healthcare workers need to accept that they are at risk of being sued or having a complaint made…

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer and a diagnosis of this disease usually means a short…