My background in public health medicine has given me a unique insight into the problems faced by people in challenging situations and crisis zones around the world. I worked with insurance companies to evacuate people with medical emergencies from remote regions for six years before working for charities to deliver healthcare to people affected by […]
On Monday 11th June 2018, Sir Norman Williams’ much-awaited report on gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare, commissioned by Jeremy Hunt in February 2018, was published. To be found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, which is a crime, a clinician must be found to have acted in a way that is “truly exceptionally bad”. It is […]
Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be part of everyday life by encouraging ‘everyday cycling for everyone’. Believe it or not, Bike Week first took place in 1923 – 95 years ago! It was, and always has been, a great opportunity to […]
After the biggest restoration project in its entire 175 year history, Kew Gardens has re- opened the doors of its spectacular Temperate House, restored to its dazzling Victorian glory, revealing 10,000 exotic plants. Many of these rare plants are currently being researched by Kew’s scientists to develop new drugs to treat serious illnesses such as […]
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Many people feel unhappy or insecure about their physical appearance during some point in their lives. However, individuals can become obsessed with the way that they look and worry excessively about small, or imagined, flaws within their appearance leading to a little known illness called Body Dysmorphia. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is estimated to affect […]
Six top accidents in the home and vital information all families should know from Emma Hammett of First Aid For Life. […]
Food allergies can arise at any time of life but those arising in childhood and can become lifelong. There is a difference between allergy and food intolerances. A child with a food allergy and a child with a food intolerance can both have a bad reaction to a certain food, but the food allergy involves […]
At the time of birth 30-40% of a newborn’s total blood volume is still circulating via the umbilical cord and placenta. It is commonly believed that this blood, usually referred to as ‘cord blood’ is not needed by the baby and is in fact ‘extra’ and as such a waste product to be disposed of. However, the […]
Every year, around 2 million children attend A&E due to accidents. Over 76,000 of these require admission to hospital – that is nearly 1500 children a week! This week is Child Safety Week and Emma Hammett from First Aid for Life runs through some top tips to make your home safer. Accidental injury is one […]
Sexual anorexia, which is a set of attitudes and behaviours to sex very much like a food anorexic’s attitudes and behaviours towards food, is on the rise. They are separate conditions but there is some overlap as people with food disorders also often have issues with intimacy and building relationships. In both cases, people are trying […]