Cadogan: A Chelsea Family By Tamsin Perrett: Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews an entertaining, scholarly new book that draws on private letters, diaries and albums to explore the lively history of the Cadogan family, who have produced physicians, soldiers, diplomats, gamblers, spies, artists and a celebrated paediatrician, who ran the famous Foundling Hospital, Britain’s first children’s charity, […]
Is gout a sign you drink too much alcohol? Gout is often seen as a bit of an ancient disease, one that affected wealthy people throughout history rather than something that still exists today. King Henry VIII famously suffered with gout attacks and for many generations it was known as “the disease of kings” as […]
Scarlet fever, a disease associated with the Victorian era, has resurged in the UK. As such, recent research has revealed the regions within the UK that have seen the most significant increase in cases. Health experts at NowPatient submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to NHS trusts across the country to reveal which areas have […]
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Gout is associated with an increased risk of a broad range of cardiovascular diseases, according to new research which looked at the health records of more than 860,000 people. The study, which is published in the Lancet Rheumatology and led jointly by researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Oxford and KU Leuven, reveals that having […]
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Flare-ups of gout are linked to heart attack and stroke, says new study: Experts at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with experts at Keele University, have found that the risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare. The research showed that gout patients who suffered from […]
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