Lower GDP means poorer surgical outcomes
Results of our new research, a collaboration between our team of scientists at the Universities of Sheffield, Birmingham and Edinburgh,…
Diabetes
The toxic truth about vegetable oil
When I go to my local curry restaurant, I always ask the waiter to make sure my chicken jalfrezi, spinach…
Talking about sex with doctors
"I don't know if I can do it." Jeremy seemed truly frightened. "My GP is a woman, and I can't…
Icelandic Health Symposium: Obesity and Diabetes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsL0sDg7XXU&app=desktop Despite decades of public dietary guidelines devised to optimise human health, the world is now facing an unprecedented global…
Free speech vital in statin debate
I recently returned from a whistle-stop tour of Australia where I gave a series of public lectures arguing that excess…
Popping pills, doing drugs: the nurse’s drug round
Drugs to alleviate symptoms; drugs to prolong life; drugs to counteract side effects of other drugs. Doctors’ prescribing powers in…
The cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year
The cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year, according to new study, according to a team of scientists from…
Longing for a healthy heart?
Men and women of the future will be feeling the effects of age-related health problems later in life, according to…
Okinawa – the secrets of longevity
Residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa have long enjoyed one of the longest life expectancies in the world. As…
Beating the clock – inducing labour
Having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. Or is it? Today’s new mothers are more likely…