In medical emergencies, people living in remote and rural areas can be disadvantaged, having to travel many miles to a hospital in order to receive a diagnosis. The University of Aberdeen, NHS Highland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are testing new technology which enables paramedics to send high-quality video and ultrasound images ahead of a […]
Through my work as a sex therapist and relationship counsellor, I know the challenges that a woman has to face if she suffers from bladder weakness, not least when it comes to her sex life. Whether married, single or in a relationship, it is causing many women to refrain from having sex altogether. That’s according […]
There are only a handful of doctors like me in the UK – dually trained in conventional and complementary medical therapies. We take an Holistic approach to an individual and focus on not only relieving symptoms, which modern medicine can be very good at, but also try and restore the function of the cells, tissues […]
This weekend we stop to remember the names of members of our armed forces who died in the line of duty during the First World War. Remembrance day 2017. […]
The third Thursday of November is World Pancreatic Cancer Day – so in 2020 that’s 19th November. On this day people across the globe come together to raise awareness about the symptoms and risks of the disease, and the urgent need for earlier detection. […]
Word Radiography Day is the 8th of November. The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. Watch the Medical research council take chest x-rays of men and women – part of a campaign to prevent tuberculosis (aka TB) by early diagnosis in 1944 by British Pathe. […]
Don’t overlook fertility problems in your man, says Dr Catherine Hood, a consultant in psychosexual medicine, health writer and broadcaster. ‘Women are often quick to blame themselves if they don’t get pregnant, and overlook the fact that it is increasingly likely that the problem lies with their partner.’ The number of men diagnosed with severe […]
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Preterm births at 35 weeks could lead to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adult life than those born at full term, according to research published in Experimental Physiology conducted on lambs. Researchers from Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, Australia found that lambs born preterm were more likely to show altered […]
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A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to ‘melt away’ the fat inside arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, using pre-clinical mouse models, showed that just a single dose of the drug (Trodusquemine) completely reversed the effects of a disease […]
Fireworks can burn at a temperature of over 1000 degrees centigrade – hot enough to melt gold. Think what they can do to your eyes! I don’t want to spoil everyone’s fun on Bonfire night this year, but as a specialist ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon I am only too aware that the run up to […]