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Not long ago, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was hardly even mentioned, either in conversation or in medical discussions. The term first appeared in the 1970s when US vets returned home from the Vietnam war as changed men, having been exposed to … Read More

This is really good news for all men – a home testing kit for prostate cancer called the Prostate Screening Box. It’s the fruit of pioneering research from the University of East Anglia and ­Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Thousands of men … Read More

Almost all of the DNA that makes up the human genome – the body’s “blueprint” – is contained within the nuclei of our cells. Among other things, these DNA codes make us who we are. Besides this cellular DNA there’s … Read More

Most older people would rather be treated at home than in hospital if their ­condition allows, since getting care at home is less unsettling. Now a study of patients who received “Hospital at Home” care has revealed their outcomes were … Read More

Would you be prepared to take part in a trial to find out if a third dose of the Covid vaccine would ­protect us from future variants? Well, seven vaccines are going to be tested on people over 75 and others of … Read More

Chronic pain – defined as pain that lasts for more than three months – is debilitating, ­common, and often proves very difficult to treat. Doctors split pain into two camps. Secondary pain is linked to an underlying condition so it is … Read More

Cancer of the throat – ­oropharyngeal cancer – very often starts off as a sore throat that goes on and on, or a lump in the throat and coughing up blood. It was usually caused by smoking or alcohol, but HPV, the … Read More

People wearing masks outside can make you feel intimidated. You are often left wondering why they are sporting one when the chances of ­infection there are very slim. For some people it’s probably a ­security blanket – but is there … Read More

Covid has drawn attention to the health inequalities which have plagued women and children for years. But a new approach is emerging to change the outdated paternalistic views which are sadly still current. Things need to change because women’s and … Read More

The older, more conservative members of the medical ­profession have been known to remain entrenched in their ideas, and it can prove an uphill task to shift them from their backwards looking, old-fashioned ways. Nowhere is that more true than … Read More