Dawn harper ask the doctor

Q A while ago, I was diagnosed with depression when my first marriage broke up. I took medication for a year and, with help from my GP and friends, I thought I was fully recovered. Happily, I’m now re

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

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

Q My new boss at work is making my life awful – and it’s affecting my health. I’m having trouble sleeping and I just feel anxious all the time waiting for her to find fault with me. My husband says I

My Weekly’s favourite GP Dr Sarah Jarvis from TV and radio writes for you Very few of us are fond of the shorter days and colder weather which start to come around at this time of year. If you live wi

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