Hacking the 24 hour body clock
Whatever hours you keep, and how many times you cross time zones, you can't change your physiology. You are always going to be a 24-hour...
Lifestyle
The Lifestyle section explores the everyday choices and habits that shape our physical and mental wellbeing. From balanced nutrition and effective exercise to mental health awareness and restorative routines, it brings together expert-led insight and practical advice designed to support healthier living. Whether encouraging sustainable behaviour change, nurturing resilience, or examining how modern trends influence our wellbeing, this category offers thoughtful, accessible content to help readers live more consciously and confidently.
Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain’s Health
Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews ‘Fighting Fit’ a new World War II Medical History Book, by medical historian Laura Dawes - which explores how the nation’s health...
Making a good impression
How would you respond to an interview request from the BBC Radio Four flagship breakfast programme Today – especially if it concerned a potentially contentious...
Prep to work abroad
Pre-planning is vital if you want to work abroad as a medic in a humanitarian role. You can just pick up sticks and go but...
Old ways are best
Traditional cures have been used for hundreds of years to ease aches and pains, reduce inflammation and even get rid of warts. We asked Dr Rob Hicks...
Speeding through life
We live in a fast-moving world. Somehow we never have enough time to eat properly, sleep for long enough, talk to our families or just...
‘Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care’
On 29th June, a new exhibition ‘Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care’ opened at the Science Museum, London marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of...
Micro fitness for doctors
Micro-exercising has become a popular way for people who are hard pressed for time to increase their cardiovascular fitness. Busy doctors and nurses and healthcare workers easily...
Doctors need to toughen up
Doctors and healthcare workers need to accept that they are at risk of being sued or having a complaint made against them. It is one...
Bad brains
Bad behaviour may be wired into adolescent brains early in life, according to a study which we published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Young men...
