Hip and pelvis fractures are a major health worry, especially among older, postmenopausal women. The risk of a fracture rises to 17 per cent in women over the age of 50, and up to 20 per cent of those who suffer such bone fractures die within a year...
He experiences shortness of breath, lack of energy and sleeplessness. His lungs recently filled with nearly two litres of fluid that had to be drained off in hospital. He can’t walk far or do any normal activities like walking around the garden or...
Doctors in the US can't get the drugs necessary to treat parasitic infections because drug manufacturers have stopped making them. ...
Women who experience threatened premature labour are often given maintenance doses of tocolytic drugs (muscle relaxants) in order to prevent a recurrence. But a recent review suggests this may be ...
Don't look for the fountain of youth in wrinkle creams containing tretinoin or you may be disappointed. ...
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
The nation may be shocked to learn that over one million Britons are harmed by hospital errors every year - a regular WDDTY reader knows this is par for the course.
What is Bell’s palsy?
This form of acute facial paralysis arises from inflammation of the facial nerve that controls the muscles used for facial expressions.
What Doctors Don't Tell You