Health

Sometimes life is just too hectic. Work deadlines, family meals and taxi-ing the kids (and family days out, activities, commitments), plans with friends, and the daily to-do list of household chores and “life admin” compete for your attention… potentially leaving personal health at the bottom of the list. When your schedule is really packed, it may be tempting to skip exercise, rely on...

Drug misuse is not by any means a new issue for British society. We’ve been struggling with drugs and drug-fuelled societal issues for decades. However, each generation brings a new variation to the drug-problem theme, and the upcoming generation is no exception. While parents of the past worried about ‘lifestyle drugs’ like cocaine or ‘dropout drugs’ like heroin, modern parents are...

For patients with advanced prostate cancer, the road to treatment options often leads to Germany. This is not because of prestige or shiny branding, but because the healthcare system is structured to handle complex cases and still have structure. Most university hospitals provide a comprehensive approach. Diagnostics, nuclear medicine, oncology, and research all under one roof. As a result,...

Comfort sounds like a soft subject, the sort of thing people relegate to scented candles and Sunday supplements. That’s a mistake. Physical ease governs mood with the cold authority of gravity. When the body aches, the mind doesn’t float above it like some noble philosopher. It sulks. It snaps. It narrows its focus to the nearest irritation, then calls that irritation “life”. The curious part...