Medicine

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…

A global crisis, but also an individual pain….in the literal sense. Individual because so many different things can cause low back pain, it is what we call multifactorial (reference, reference),…

WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE Lifestyle Medicine is an approach to health which focuses on improving patient health through optimising daily life. The pillars of lifestyle medicine are; Nutrition Physical activity…

This guest post was written by Dr Steve Lin – a board-registered dentist, writer, and speaker with work published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The British Dental Journal. He…

Regular cervical screening offers the best protection against developing cervical cancer, which is a largely preventable disease.

Evidence shows routine screening prevents up to 75% of cervical cancers and saves 5,000 lives a year in the UK, yet one in four women don’t take up their screening invitation. Please don’t be that one in four and book a smear with your GP today!

“Leaky gut” is the latest pandemic said to be sweeping the globe, but is it worth all this anxiety-provoking hype? Megan, our Gut Health Doctor, decided it was high time she discovered for herself (and you guys!) by taking a closer look at the science.

Do you suffer from gut problems such as tummy pain, bloating or altered bowel habits? Rest assure you’re not alone. These symptoms are extremely common, particularly in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)— a functional gut disorder that affects 1 in 10 adults …and maybe you too?