The clinic

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

Your good health

LAST SUMMER, LANCE JOHNSON WOKE up in the middle of the night with excruciating pain in his lower right side. He initially blamed it on the pizza and ice cream he had enjoyed the night before. But fiv

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Many of us now ask AI all sorts of questions about our health. Dr C says it can help but, in certain situations, it could be dangerous

Q My husband suffers from depression. How can I help him? A When someone you love has depression, it can be hard to know what to do. The most important thing is to be kind and patient. Depression is a