Medicine

This piece was written by one of our contributors; consultant anaesthetist – Anna Williams. A flurry of alarming headlines, anecdotes and half truths about “addictive” prescribed opioids came pouring out…

This piece was written by one of our contributors; medical student with a BSc in human nutrition and a MSc in clinical and public health nutrition – Rebecca Fox. What…

This piece was written by one of our contributors; consultant anaesthetist – Anna Williams. Let’s face it, for many of us, the thought of being induced into an artificial sleep…

This blog post is a paid for partnership with BOOTS. [ #ad ] What is cystitis? Cystitis literally means inflammation of the bladder (‘itis’ =  inflammation). It’s also known as…

This post was sponsored by Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care Can you read this line out loud? What letters can you see? Is it better with one or two? Which…

This piece was written by one of our contributors; Ireland-trained medical doctor – Ciara Kelly When Autumn arrives every year, most of us think of falling leaves, Halloween, children heading…

This piece was written by one of our contributors; immunologist and university lecturer – Jenna Macchiochi Getting moving is one of the best things we can do for our bodies.…

This post was written by one of our contributors; Brighton and Sussex Medical School student – Philippa Wright. The link between diet and chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes…

What is it? Vaginal thrush (A.K.A. vulvovaginal candidiasis) is caused by an overgrowth of a fungus called candida in the vagina. Small numbers of Candida commonly live on the skin and…

This article was written by one of our contributors; doctor and researcher in women’s health Fredrika Asenius. ‘I am a yoga teacher, and so I have decided not to have…