Avoid Holiday Heart Syndrome
The holidays are just around the corner and thousands of us will be heading to warmer climes for a relaxing break - but don't become...
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Exploring the complexities of ageing, and offering a comprehensive look at health, wellness, and social care for elderly populations. It delves into mental and cognitive health, support for dementia patients, the impact of menopause, advancements in biological ageing measurement, technology for elder safety, and health challenges during pandemics. It also emphasises the importance of caregiving, physical activities, and creative engagements like poetry for the elderly, reflecting the wide range of medical and social aspects of ageing.
The cost of lung disease
Lung disease affects millions of people in the UK every year, but it doesn’t just cost individuals and the families in terms of loss of health...
Emerging technologies in diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes, which is a lifelong autoimmune condition which means that the body is unable to produce insulin, are already benefiting from...
Socialise to ward off dementia
Socialise to ward off dementia, according to latest research. Taking part in activities with like-minded friends can give a great boost to your mental health...
A world-class gathering of diabetes professionals
Today sees the start of the 2017 Diabetes UK Professional Congress held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. Over the next three days, we will...
Starvation in hospitals
Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun newspaper. Readers were informed that...
Medics tackling alcohol misuse
Health professionals are at the forefront of tackling the problem of alcohol misuse in our society. For many people, problem drinking may only be flagged...
The lost senses of smell and taste
'Our senses of smell and taste play a vital role in helping us interact with the world around us, but they are often taken for...
Data for safer cosmetic surgery
In theory, the PIP scandal was just about one factory in France producing substandard breast implants. In practice, it proved to be a watershed moment...
Till death, or the nursing home, us do part?
“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death us do part”. These are the promises made between a...
