Your good health

As Davina McCall’s breast cancer news raises old questions, GP and women’s health expert Dr Philippa

It’s the UK’s most common cancer, but to the disappointment of many, experts have decided not to recommend a screening programme. We look at what this means for early detection

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

By 2030, it’s likely that over one million UK adults will have dementia due to our ageing population, so it’s important you know how to recognise it early on… Sadly, dementia has touched many of us th

Last week, I spoke about my surprise at receiving news that microcalcifications had been found on a routine mammogram. I’d had no symptoms and had been blasé about being recalled for a second scan, bu