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Still the big health challenge, navigating to the right doctor and latest treatment

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon I was concerned, but not surprised to read in the Daily Telegraph of the broadcaster...

Encouraging Exercise – ‘Show me the incentive, I’ll show you the outcome’

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon All animals engage in physical activity, but only humans exercise, where exercise is...

Liquid biopsy for cancer screening - over promising or over delivering?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon Most people are frightened of cancer. That’s fair enough – because about 40% of...

Why are overweight people more likely to be severely ill with COVID?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon It’s a well-known fact that being substantially overweight is a major risk factor for...

How did we survive the 80s/90s without counting to 10,000 and logging every pizza slice?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon An upside to getting older is that one has seen lots of confidently stated...

Why is primary care in crisis?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon Amid the constant jeremiads of doom regarding the lamentable state of Britain’s NHS,...

Who wants to live forever?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon The science behind prolonging human lifespans is a hot topic in biotechnology. In...

What’s the future of healthcare post COVID?

By Dr. Shehan Hettiaratchy - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon As begin to emerge from COVID, though there will be a few more...

Life-saving benefits of statins outweigh the side effects, study concludes

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon While drugs can cause muscle, liver and kidney ailments, researchers say these are...

The frenzied rush for the technological revolution in medicine, are we missing something?

By Dr. Eddie Chaloner - Consultant Vascular Surgeon The information age has transformed the way that most businesses function, and...

Long Covid – supporting your employee in a return to work

We are only just beginning to understand the impact and effects for people who experience post-Covid-19 syndrome or “Long Covid” (the...

The 2021 workplace – looking forward to a new future together

There have been many changes we have all endured in the last year but one of the most significant is the move for many to be working from...

Finding the right doctor can sometimes be a challenge