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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

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

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

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.

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

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