Heat seeking cancer

Mammograms, or X-ray pictures of the breast, have been used for decades to detect early stage cancers. They are a useful tool but they have...

Teen health

Teenagers need to adapt to changes in their bodies and emotions as they go through puberty. As a GP working in family health for the...

An emotional neurosurgeon anyone?

A few years ago, as I was attending a medical dinner in London with 500 or more senior medical colleagues, I was disturbed that the guest...

Posh hospitals for a better birth?

The BBC2 TV series, Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital, professed to be an ‘exclusive glimpse inside the UK’s only maternity hospital’ and presented...

The case for decriminalising abortion

Many people do not realise that under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act (OAPC), abortion remains a criminal offence unless the criteria set out...

FGM – Don’t scapegoat the medics

I am an obstetrician and gynaecologist and I have practised in the NHS for many years, as well as working in the private sector. I...