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Women’s Health Matters: Promising Advancements in Endometriosis Research.
Endometriosis is one of the most common gynaecological conditions, affecting around 10% of people assigned female at birth who are of reproductive age globally. This equates to around 190 million people between the ages of 15-49, and 1.5 million within the UK alone. This blog post explores endometriosis, it’s diagnosis and treatment options, and highlights…
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The Third Most Deadly Disease in the World; What Is COPD, and How Can we Treat it?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for two lung conditions that cause the lungs to become inflamed and damaged, resulting in breathing difficulties. It affects around 1.2 million people in the UK, and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it is the 7th leading cause of poor health worldwide and the…
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The Silent Epidemic in Healthcare; Compassion Fatigue.
Though new technological advancements occur almost daily in the world of modern medicine, one of the most powerful tools a healthcare practitioner (HCP) can use remains something far more fundamental: empathy. Empathy – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another – a skill vital in healthcare, and one that can significantly improve…
The Health and Healing Narrative 