A Modern Apothecary Garden
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food – Hippocrates. What we eat is the most important way to prevent disease, so nutrition...
Shining a light on suicide
Five years ago my dad took his own life. But I'm lucky. I'm incredibly lucky to have people around me that saw me through the...
Being A Patient – Should I tell my doctor that I am a medical student?
Since I began my studies I have, perhaps unsurprisingly, become somewhat of a hypochondriac. The infamous ‘medical student syndrome’ is hard to escape when you...
Breath tests for life
Heart transplant rejection Last year there were 145 heart transplant operations carried out in the UK, which is a life-saving treatment for people with acute...
Clean air for London school children
Poor air quality in London affects everyone. Children and people with lung conditions are particularly at risk of suffering ill health effects. 330,000 London children...
Avoiding a diagnosis of colon cancer
‘One of the main risk factors for bowel cancer is genetic predisposition but it has been linked to eating too much red or cured meat....
Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine). This includes the rectum which...
East meets West in physiotherapy
As the largest acupuncture organisation in the UK, we represent 6,500 physiotherapists who are interested in integrating Western evidence-based acupuncture into mainstream physiotherapy for the...
Whose life are you living?
Echoism – A life dominated by the other. Psychotherapists Mark Linington, Chair of the Bowlby Centre, Elisa Morris and Nell Montgomery offer a reworking of...
Mind over Matter?
When we think of healthcare, I expect the majority of us would think of broken arms, twisted ankles, or the dreaded winter flu that threatens...
