One of the most common complications of a stroke is a paralysed arm and hand, and that’s a serious disability. But help is on the way. Using a device devised by scientists at the University of Newcastle, thousands of stroke patients could … Read More
The eyes are the window to the body and your optician could play a crucial role
Poets say the eyes are the window to the soul. A doctor, like me, says the eye is the window to the body. Nowhere else can the internal health of the body be seen clearly without substantial intervention. When a … Read More
Fresh hope for dementia sufferers as diagnosis rates decline by millions of people
Here’s some of the best news I’ve heard recently – dementia rates have dropped unexpectedly. In 2000, people got a diagnosis at an average age of 80.7, but by 2012 that age was 82.4. Now I know that doesn’t sound … Read More
Cryogenics is robbing the dying of their dignity – it’s deceit and extortion
Years ago I made a film about a Frenchman who had frozen his wife after her death in the belief that she could be revived at some point in the future when medical science allowed. I made the film in … Read More
Stop taking vitamins and eat the right food if you want to stay healthy
It must be decades since I first said no one eating a western diet needs supplements. All these years I’ve been spitting in the wind as the value of the supplement industry climbs and climbs. With the exception of pregnant women, … Read More