Maya Fiennes’ Wednesday Plan
Maya Fiennes is a well respected Kundalini yoga practitioner and instructor, based in Los Angeles. Trained as a classical pianist, Maya first found Kundalini Yoga...
Why we’ll never beat the flu virus (unlike Zika)
Zika, which has been linked to a huge increase in the number of babies born with small heads in Brazil, may be the scariest virus around just...
Why Robotic Prostatectomy is Over Rated
I don’t have any intrinsic objection to robotic prostatectomy – in fact I’m trained in it, just as I’m trained in open and laparoscopic (‘hands...
Robotic Prostatectomy – The Gold Standard
In my view, robotic surgery is superior to an open radical prostatectomy. For one thing, you get a much better view of the pelvis with...
Maya Fiennes’ Tuesday Plan
Maya Fiennes is a well respected Kundalini yoga practitioner and instructor, based in Los Angeles. Trained as a classical pianist, Maya first found Kundalini Yoga...
Brain damage at birth: Time to let the genes tell the story
"Well, Mrs Dow," said the curly haired, highly recommended child psychologist from Harley Street, as he sat in my kitchen - "you've got a problem. Your daughter...
Why children should be given diet and exercise tips, NOT surgery
Obesity generally takes years to develop and hence is usually a disease of the middle-aged. Children do, of course, become obese, but any child with...
Why Bariatric Surgery should be offered to obese adolescents
It might seem bizarre but I have to fight battles to treat my patients. Yes of course I am fighting for NHS funding like so...
Bedbaths and walking sticks
I used to dream about being a nurse. There was me, in my nice little fantasy world, dressed in lilac with a frilly lace cap...
Vitamin D: A lifesaver for pre-surgery patients
An advance in survival of surgical patients is coming from a better understanding of vitamin D. Many doctors have been sceptical, but the benefits of...
