Your good health

Q I’m struggling with my mood through the menopause. Initially, I was tearful a lot of the time, but this seems to have developed into being very short-fused. I’m often screaming at my teenage childre

Q It may sound trivial, but my hair is getting very thin. I asked my hairdresser about it – they agreed that they’d noticed this too and suggested I see my GP for some blood tests, which I have done.

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

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

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