A complete healthcare systems failure
Last week I delivered a keynote lecture at the Public Health Collaboration annual conference in Manchester where I explained to an…
Diabetes
Sex and diabetes
https://youtu.be/t4iUerLYQ48 Negotiating your way around the bedroom when you have diabetes from Diabetes UK
Amazing dogs changing lives for the better
Over the last 10 years, since I founded the charity Medical Detection Dogs, I have seen for myself what things…
Weight gain – why me?
Many of us, myself included, struggle to control our weight. Unlike many of the generations that preceded us most of…
Footing the bill for diabetes
The world’s first Diabetic Foot Clinic was opened in 1981 at King’s College Hospital by Professor Michael Edmonds. Since I…
Mental health inequalities for deaf and disabled people
Mental health inequalities for disabled and deaf people are a significant problem, according to a report published last week by…
Obesity – the last acceptable prejudice
Obesity is the last socially-acceptable prejudice, wrongly seen as an avoidable condition which people bring upon themselves. Unfortunately, this prejudice…
Depression and diabetes
To mark the WHO's World Health Day 2017 which, this year, focuses on depression, we talk to Robin Hewings, head…
Five reasons to drink more water
Water is the second most popular drink in the US ….after fizzy drinks. A shocking statistic when you consider that…
The Aluminium Age
We are living in The Aluminium Age. Throughout the history of humankind we have lived through various ‘metal ages’ including…