Health

Numbness and tingling in the fingers is a very common condition. Carpal tunnel syndrome, or pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, affects between...

I was contacted recently by a patient who felt she was being unfairly treated by her insurance company. The problem was that she had had...

As we leave the winter months behind we feel a surge of renewed energy. It’s like a seasonal instinct to get out and forage, so...

Nerves are wonderful things. Some of them are the longest cells in the body, extending from the lumbar spine to the foot. And the whole...

“SEX! – the next meeting of the chess club is on Tuesday at 1pm.”   This eye-catching sign used to appear on the Med School...

Twenty years ago, the average hospital stay for a patient undergoing groin hernia repair was one-and-a-half days, five days for gallbladder removal, one night for...

One of my domestic chores is cleaning out the shower drain. This involves using tweezers to pick out disgusting clumps of matted hair and soap....

I learnt a new word the other day. I got ridiculously excited about it, which tells you something about my lack of a social life....

I had a medical procedure the other day. I won’t go into details except to say it was undignified, but necessary. Fortunately it showed that...

I know I’m going to get into trouble for this but we have a saying in our house – ‘Life is for people who can’t...