Your good health

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

Looking into the tissue you’ve blown your nose on might not sound appealing but it could reveal a lot about your health… Many of us may have fallen victim to the dreaded sniffles since the new year ar

As a medical student, I had a total of two weeks’ training in dermatology – the specialty for skin diseases. That made it a bit of a shock when I entered general practice, where every other patient se

Q Last October, I was admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with gallstones. I was told I would need my gallbladder out and have been given a date for my surgery at the end of July. Since my admissio

By 2030, it’s likely that over one million UK adults will have dementia due to our ageing population, so it’s important you know how to recognise it early on… Sadly, dementia has touched many of us th