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

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

We’ve all experienced a nagging sore throat that creeps up overnight – the dry scratchiness, the pain when you swallow, the hoarse voice that sounds like you’ve been shouting all night. February is pe

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Keep clean and stay healthy heading into Spring