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Q Last weekend, we were at our friends’ barbecue. I noticed that the chicken looked a little undercooked and, afterwards, my husband and I both had sickness and diarrhoea. The sickness has settled but

WHY AM I BLEEDING? Q Roughly five years ago, I had my last period and was lucky to have been spared most menopausal symptoms that many of my friends told me about. So I never went on hormone replaceme

I saw a lady in my surgery who was coming in to discuss her blood results for her annual blood pressure check-up. She had checked the NHS app and was relieved to see that her cholesterol level was unc

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PINKY PROBLEM Q The little finger on my right hand is permanently bent inward. I’m a keen bowls player, and it’s starting to affect my game. I asked my pharmacist for a splint, but I can’t stretch the

When it comes to your health, it’s often hard to tell the difference between something serious and harmless. Dr Google can’t always separate the two, so here’s the lowdown… I consider myself fortunate