The NHS lags behind other countries when it comes to treating common, life-threatening illnesses, an independent analysis produced for the BBC says. The report said the UK was a "below-average" performer on preventing deaths from heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
SameDayDoctor was interviewed today by Talk Radio for our opinion on protection against skin damage from the sun. We expressed our concern about the increase in diagnoses of malignant melanoma and other skin conditions related to over-exposure to the sun
We were interviewed by Talk Radio about diet and cancer and the new fad about anti-inflammatory diets. There may well be an association between processed food and red meat and cancers, but the non medical community may have hijacked the word "anti-inflammatory" without any evidence that these diets actually reduce inflammation.
The BBC has reported that drugs that boost the immune system have saved the lives of some men with terminal prostate cancer, say doctors in the UK. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London said the results were "spectacular" and a "big deal".
I have corresponded with Margaret McCartney in the past and although our backgrounds are very different (I have been a solely Private GP for over 30 years) we tend to agree more than we disagree. She is correct to warn about online Private GP services who advertise "Get antibiotics online" and the difficulty in doing a proper clinical examination remotely
SameDayDoctor offers the HPV jab to boys and girls to reduce the incidence of cervical and other cancers transmitted by the Human Papilloma Virus. Girls are now routinely vaccinated on the NHS but boys are not.
More than a quarter of adults in Britain have multiple health problems, according to a major study warning of “alarming” pressures being placed on the NHS
Addison's disease is a rare auto-immune illness which results in failure of the adrenal glands. We have recently seen two patients with this condition. It is easy to miss if not tested for appropriately
The report of the first ever case of “super-gonorrhoea” – a bug which is resistant to frontline antibiotics – comes as no surprise to experts in sexually transmitted diseases.
