10 most common Christmas stressors
Christmas is many things to many people. For some, it’s about family time, others good food and drink, for some it’s the gifts or traditions,...
Women’s Health
The Women’s Health section explores a wide range of topics relating to women’s health, including breast and ovarian cancer, fertility, childbirth, and sexual health. It emphasises the importance of a global, multidisciplinary approach to these issues, addressing challenges such as delayed endometriosis diagnoses and the impact of climate change on pregnant women. The section also delves into the psychological aspects of health, like managing ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer survivors, and explores the genetic links between conditions like endometriosis and IBS, highlighting the diverse and complex nature of women’s health concerns.
The Unmentionables: Intimate health products in conflict zones
As an academic, I am interested in the political and health nexus of conflict, and three years ago, I was working on an academic study...
21st Century Healthcare
The Royal Society of Medicine and ITN Productions have launched ‘21st Century Healthcare,’ a news and current affairs-style programme which explores the need for a...
No cash, no care
No cash, no care is the reality for many patients in many countries around the world and it is harming the most vulnerable people including...
Intimate moment in the Himalayas
Ruth Taylor lived and worked in the foothills of the Himalayas during the decade of the nineties. Based at Woodstock School in Musoorie , a...
Mood drugs could beat antibiotic resistance
Scientists are increasingly have to look for new ways to combat bacterial infections due to the rise in antibiotic resistance. Now, researchers at the University...
Air pollution cancels out exercise health benefits
Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of exercise in older adults, according to new research. The...
Treatments for headaches and migraines
Research has shown that 3,000 headaches occur every day per million people in the general population. This equates to over 190,000 headaches every day in...
‘Back to basics’ approach for pancreatic cancer research
Pancreatic cancer is a truly tough challenge for researchers but a 'back to basics' approach to pancreatic cancer research can save more lives . The...
No time to be complacent about HIV
Over the last few years we have begun to see some amazing news from London’s largest sexual health clinic. At 56 Dean Street there has...
