A doctor shares the signs of hormonal imbalance, which can include weight gain and heavy periods. Plus, how to fix it, with advice on food and triggers
GPs are among those to receive awards in this year's New Year Honours, with a former RCGP chair and president receiving a knighthood and others recognised for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOUTH ASIAN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS URGE PUBLIC NOT TO IGNORE LUNG CANCER SYMPTOMS
South Asian health care professionals are backing the latest NHS and Public Health England campaign urging people to contact their GP practice if they have a cough for three weeks or more and it isn’t COVID-19. A cough for three weeks or more could be a sign of lung cancer. Finding lung cancer early, like other cancers, makes it more treatable.
Research commissioned by the NHS and Public Health England found almost half of people do not know that a persistent cough for more than three weeks can be a lung cancer symptom. And two thirds of people, 61%, would not make an appointment with their GP if they had a cough lasting three weeks or more and had tested negative for coronavirus.
Let the medical experts dispel any myths and misinformation by sharing the current evidence
In November, the world let out a sigh of relief as news broke that the first COVID vaccine had been developed. Again, when the first dose was administered in December, to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in her hometown of Coventry, you felt the nation’s shoulders relax a little.
And yet, there’s
a lot of noise at the moment about said vaccine and the lack of research on how it affects women’s fertility.
There have been mixed messages. Doctors maintain that there is no scientific evidence to show that the vaccine can impact fertility, with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) addressing the ‘misinformation circulating’ in a recent statement.