Cancer – a story that concerns every one of us
One in every two people is going to get cancer in the UK so it’s a story that concerns every…
palliative care
First aid in a terrorist age
Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene of a terrorist outrage where dozens of…
Planning end of life care
There is little doubt that end of life care is important to everyone. People generally recognise that both they themselves,…
Health of ageing populations
Populations around the world are ageing due to increased life expectancy and falling fertility. These shifts have been driven by improved healthcare, better…
First Aid in an age of terrorism
Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene of a terrorist outrage where dozens of…
Post-mastectomy recovery diet
When I had my double mastectomy in February 2015, following a diagnosis of breast cancer, there was very limited information…
Reassuring AMD patients
Around one in every 2,000 people has Age-related Macular Degeneration at 60. However, by the age of 90 it affects…
Starvation in hospitals
Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun…
Longer immunotherapy for hay fever
Immunotherapy, which was first trialled on hay fever patients in London in 1911, has an excellent record in helping reduce…
Care Home Cast Away
In Cast Away, the epic survival drama film, Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is stranded on a deserted tropical island for…
Hospice care UK and the US
Since the opening of the first modern hospice, St. Christopher’s, in south London in 1967, hospice care has grown into…
What we can do to die well | Timothy Ihrig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qaktKVL_zM The healthcare industry in America is so focused on pathology, surgery and pharmacology -- on what doctors "do" to…