Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Khai Lam comments on spine story in ScienceDaily.
Posted in Spine on Jan 31st, 2009
Khai Lam, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the London Bridge Hospital comments on ScienceDaily Spine story
Monthly Archive for January, 2009
Is surgery to set back prominent ears (pinnaplasty) safe?
Posted in Paediatrics on Jan 27th, 2009
Surgery to set back prominent ears (pinnaplasty) is the most common paediatric plastic surgical procedure in the UK. Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon David Gault asks whether this surgery is necessary or even safe? He says: Setting the ears remains plastic surgery’s appendicectomy, but is it really safe, and why are we not avoiding [...]
Endometriosis in the Guardian
Posted in Endometriosis treatment in London, Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2009
The Guardian has posted an article about Endometriosis. We asked endometriosis specialist Ertan Saridogan for his opinion: This article in the Guardian website describes endometriosis, its symptoms and treatment in a simple language. The use of diagrams is helpful and the article covers the majority of questions women who have or likely to have endometriosis [...]
Call for improved care for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.
Posted in rheumatoid arthritis on Jan 23rd, 2009
Lack of knowledge means RA patients not being cared for in the NHS At a meeting yesterday (22/1/2009) at The King’s Fund offices in West London the problem of why rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were not getting the necessary level of care was identified within an “authoritative and impartial” report entitled – Perceptions of patients [...]
What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?
Posted in Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Jan 21st, 2009
The term Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) generally refers to both Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), which, as the name suggests are both chronic diseases involving inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Patient Choice – it’s official. New NHS Constitution.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2009
Patient Choice – it’s official. New NHS Constitution. new NHS
Constitution. “The Constitution will give power to patients and the public
by bringing their existing rights together in one place so they know
what they are legally entitled to – and how they can exercise their
rights as well as understanding their responsibilities”.
Favourite medical websites
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2009
An interesting discussion has been taking place in New York since the weekend about how patients in the USA can find the right doctor when they need one. It seems that this is a big issue in the States because although choice is not dictated by an NHS equivalent, the private medical insurance (PMI) companies [...]
BRCA1 Testing offers hope for thousands.
Posted in Breast Cancer treatment in London, Medical Tourism on Jan 15th, 2009
Why cancer screening is a difficult decision for parents. BRCA1 Testing offers hope for thousands
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