‘day-to-day stress nearly cost me my life’

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

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Is your complexion feeling tight, dry or sore? You’re not alone. This time of year can be tricky for our skin. The cold weather makes it more prone to dehydration and when that’s paired with the moist

Even if nobody in your family has asthma, if you’re regularly around children you’ve probably seen inhalers used for asthma treatment. Asthma is really common – it affects at least 1 in 10 children an

MY NON-NEGOTIABLE ESSENTIALS

Pulling a hat down over my head, I glanced at my reflection in the mirror, then blinked back tears. Mirrors were my enemy and hats were my armour. It was January 2016, and having recently become a mum