Health & wellbeing

This week, our health writer Jackie Mitchell looks at the effects of thinning bones. OSTEOPENIA is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than the average adult, but not low enough to be diag

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord. Over 150,000 people in the UK live with the condition. In MS, the myelin coating protecting the nerves is damaged. This d

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

Most women have suffered the misery of bladder infection (cystitis) – burning pain on passing urine, needing to rush to the loo frequently, low tummy pain, sometimes even blood in the urine. Men do ge

Q Is robotic surgery carried out entirely by robots? A Robotic surgery doesn’t mean there are no humans involved. The surgeon is very much in control of a system of robotic arms and instruments at all

BUNIONS, also known as hallux valgus, are bony bumps on the side of the foot. They occur when the big toe moves towards the smaller toes, causing the joint at the base of the big toe (the metatarsal)