Doctors now want patients to start paying a fee of up to £25 every time they want an appointment. The NHS is designed to protect the wellness and wellbeing of all UK residents but now doctors are keen that a fee should be charged for each appointment to discourage patients from making unnecessary appointments and […]

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There is a new trend in anti-ageing board certification whereby medical practitioners undergo further training mainly in the areas of lifestyle, nutritional therapies and bio-identical hormones as opposed to synthetics or hormones naturally derived from animals. This is according to the ongoing anti-ageing conference by the Society of Anti-Ageing and Regenerative Medicine (SAAARM), which notes […]

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A recent study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, suggests that doctors fail to provide important information about sexual health to sexually active teens on a regular basis, which could be leading to them making the wrong choices with regards to safe sex practices. The report states that doctors refrain from providing this vital […]

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  While teenagers may be a little more sexually liberated today than teenagers were a few decades ago, that is not to say they understand sex any more. Talking about sexual wellness can be difficult for you and your teenagers, despite the fact that sex is less of a taboo subject than it was. However, […]

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It may become a usual event that we see doctors regularly using computer predictions in judging how to treat their cancer patients. This has come after scientists constructed mathematical formulas that have been able to outperform human experts in forecasting how sufferers will respond to treatment. This suggests that the future of medical diagnostics could […]

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Your family doctor has probably given a placebo to at least one patient. This is according to a survey published in PLOS One, which found that most family doctors hand out a placebo at some point in their career. Of 783 GPs polled, 97% admitted that they have advised a patient to take a sugar […]

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In the last several decades, numerous types of medical testing have helped doctors to make informed decisions about disease diagnosis and treatment. Today’s medical tests can diagnose everything from diabetes and hormonal deficiencies to cancer and genetic disorders. These five tests are the most common ones used by doctors in clinics and hospitals. Biopsies Some […]

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According to a shocking new health survey, where emergency doctors were asked for their opinions, around 90 percent believe that resuscitation practices aren’t effective enough. This was carried out via a State of Resuscitation survey, which looked at the implications of current rescuscitation practices on the wellness and wellbeing of cardiac patients. Around 88 percent […]

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On the 21st March 2013, a survey result showed that 97 percent of doctors admitted to prescribing placebos to their patients. Furthermore, in Oxford and Southampton universities, it was discovered that not all of these placebos were entirely pure, which is against ethical guidelines. The placebos were administered for “psychological effects”, with GPs explaining that […]

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When it comes to visiting the doctor, most people tend to procrastinate in spite of the fact that they know their health is on the line. When it comes to staying healthy, there are simply some appointments you should not hold off on any longer. 1. Your dental checkup is much more important than you […]

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