Preventing domestic violence
Some of the most terrible facial injuries I have ever had to deal with have been due to domestic violence. What starts with a slap...
Duke of Cambridge receives RSM Honorary Fellowship
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine during a ceremony at the Society...
Breastfeeding ‘failure’ fuels depression
Women need considerable practical and emotional support in the early days of breastfeeding to make it successful. Those who do not want to breastfeed must...
Can diabetes drug really protect the heart?
More work needs to be done to examine the real world effects of the commonly prescribed diabetes drug empagliflozin, new research in the journal Diabetes...
Saving Faces Ted Talk
Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve their lives;...
The Get Fit Song
Action Amanda wants to get your children moving! Watch this new music video with your kids. Its time to fight obesity levels which have alarmingly...
Autism and aluminium: The din of silence
Sometimes silence can speak volumes. In December 2017, we published in a highly reputable journal our research suggesting a link between human exposure to aluminium...
Lifestyle programme can help beat diabetes
An inexpensive, 16-week NHS lifestyle programme aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes can help to treat the disease. A new study led by the...
Health through self care
Each one of us needs to recognize and accept responsibility for our own health, and indeed our own happiness. As more and more people awaken...
The science of overeating
What happens to your body due to overeating? The average person’s stomach can cope with around one and one-and-a-half litres of food before feeling the...
