Medicine

I’m sure you’ll be familiar with HPV vaccines being given to girls, but what about boys? A quick internet search will quite easily show the push for boys to now…

We often hear that inflammation in the body is dangerous, leading to chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer to name a few. But what exactly is…

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.…

Over the past few years, the medical community have been working hard to reduce the rate of heart and blood vessel disease, which is also called cardiovascular disease (CVD). The death rate…

1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and and 400 men are diagnosed every year. Checking your breasts regularly and knowing the signs…

It seems that our interest in food and our digestion has never been greater than it is now. It’s normal that every now and then, all of us might suffer…

Thanks to Emily Briggs, final year medical students at Birmingham University, for putting this piece together. Head to the bottom of the page to find out a little more about…

Thanks to Jenni Visuri, Chemistry undergraduate about to start her Graduate Entry Medicine course at Oxford University, for this article. Head to the bottom of the page to find out…