Medicine

There is a pink elephant in the room that I need to address. I’ve been biting my tongue on this and admittedly burying my head in the sand hoping that…

This post was written by one of our contributors; medical student Saskia Craine We often hear about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) being a common cause of irregular periods and infertility…

Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in women under 35. 2600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year and 690 women die from it every year (that’s…

This post was written by one of our contributors; doctor and researcher in Women’s Health – Fredrika Asenius Did you know that even before we are born certain factors can…

This post was written by one of our contributors; researcher in colorectal cancer – Fiona Malcomson Over half of bowel cancer cases in the UK are thought to be preventable…

This post was written by one of our contributors; medical student – Roshni Patel I’m sure you’ll be familiar with HPV vaccines being given to girls, but what about boys?…

This post was written by one of our contributors; research scientist – Jyoti Patel We often hear that inflammation in the body is dangerous, leading to chronic diseases such as…

Thanks to Nottingham University medical student Catarina Soares for researching and putting this piece together. Have a read of Catarina’s other pieces discussing The Dietfits Study and the persistent diet-myth…

“There’s an antibiotic for that” Have you ever taken, or been advised to take, an antibiotic for something “just incase”? Apparently, lots of us have or do, as 1 in…

This piece it taken from the Autumn 2018 issue of ARCADIA magazine. The edition is available in over 70 retail outlets worldwide and you can also order your copy online.…