In small communities beyond our cities, the undertaker is always a jack of all trades
Cremation is our most popular mode of dealing with mortal remains: around three-quarters of British funerals are now held at crematoriums,…
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As Mers hits the headlines, we have to ask: is this a golden age for pathogens?
It’s not just people who are at risk from the 21st-century way of life. Plants are suffering, too.
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Kylie, the mystery rash and the medieval treatment that keeps it at bay
Haemochromatosis is the commonest single gene disorder in northern Europe: roughly one in 200 Caucasian people is genetically susceptible.
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How one tragic case changed the laws about medical consent for all of us
Doctors have become more patient-centred throughout my decades of practice, but there is still a long way to go.
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Health anxiety – the silent epidemic ignored by the NHS
A doctor gives his perspective on our most overlooked widespread medical condition: anxiety about our health.
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Complaints from patients are on the rise. It’s a shock when you get one yourself
How it feels for a doctor to receive a complaint from a patient.
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Pregnant migrants in the UK are being denied proper antenatal care
Increasing numbers of female migrants are not seeking antenatal care because they fear high costs or being thrown out of…
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The 100-day cough is back in town – and we still don’t know how to cure it
After dying down over the past fifteen years, whooping cough is showing up in infants again.
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