Scottish Highlands challenge

Apr 26, 2019

Scottish Highlands challenge

This summer, I am participating in a charity bike ride across the Scottish Highlands for The European Nature Trust (TENT). This conservation charity works around…

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Feedback loop

Feedback loop

Did you know it is now mandatory for all doctors to have what is known as 360-degree feedback from their patients? The General Medical Council…

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clean tap water

Water works

The water we get from our taps is polluted. While tap water in some countries can make you sick very quickly, tap water in developed…

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Older couple exercising

The long goodbye

As we all know, the older we get, the more likely we are to die. For example, a girl under the age of 15 has…

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Healthy Eating

Omega con?

Omega 3 supplements are often touted as helping to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but there is growing evidence that they do nothing of the…

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Back to (ski) school

Back to (ski) school

In the busy resort of Val D’Isère, there are plenty of ski schools vying for the attention of the thousands of visitors every year. Simon…

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Obesity and the brain

Obesity and the brain

Researchers from UCL and Loughborough University have apparently discovered that people with excess fat around their tummies have less grey matter in their brains than…

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Anti antibiotics

Resistance to antibiotics is a worldwide problem and an emergency that could be as serious a threat to human beings as climate change. Health secretary…

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ACL

That’s torn it

At this time of year, knee ligament injuries tend to flood orthopaedic clinics as people return from the ski slopes. The most common ligament injury…

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Mountain magic

Mountain magic

I first came across the VivaMayr Clinic in Altaussee in Austria just over two years ago, after it had been repeatedly recommended to me by…

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