Health and Wellbeing

A unique role that aims to ease the pressure on postgraduate doctors in training is growing from strength to strength in Somerset. A 23 strong team of physician associates (PAs)

Research shows once again that people are influenced for the better by living close to trees and fields. Apparently, those people who live near a park have fewer cravings. This

An article in the Clinical Medicine Journal of the Royal College of Physicians written by Sir Richard Thompson, the past president, highlighted increasing evidence that plants, green spaces, and gardening

Patients who need regular eye injections to treat macular conditions no longer need to travel into Musgrove Park Hospital for their appointments.   It follows the opening of a new

If you often feel fatigued or experience cravings, your blood glucose levels could be to blame. French biochemist, Jessie Inchauspé, discusses this in her book, Glucose Revolution. She says that

Are weight loss injections really a miraculous route to reducing body mass, or is this another false promise?   Towards the end of 2022 it was clear something was going

Breast surgeons at Musgrove Park Hospital have introduced a procedure that identifies a small tumour, while also improving the experience of patients.   The Sentimag method of surgery has been

Patients in Somerset hospitals can now get free support to stop smoking Every year, 5,266 admissions to hospitals in Somerset are caused by smoking, and when asked, most of these

Radiotherapy services in Somerset have been given a resounding thumbs-up – by the very patients being cared for. A survey of patients undergoing radiotherapy in the Somerset showed that 100%

Krish Subramanian is an associate specialist in colorectal surgery by trade, but unbeknown to many, he’s also an international cricketer! Having played the sport at a high level throughout his

Distress to de-stress / And relax! Are you feeling the heat every day (despite the decidedly changeable April weather)? If you’re increasingly overwhelmed by juggling modern life’s many demands, then

Strength training – or weight training, resistance training, or muscular training – has become a fundamental part of most exercise programmes. It involves using one or more muscle groups to

The NHS – a fixture of the British way of life for over 70 years – prides itself in providing comprehensive treatment to anyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

Eye health can be easily neglected, and serious problems can go undetected for far too long. We can easily become accustomed to eye discomfort or minor changes in vision. Any

If you suffer from loneliness from time to time, ironically, you’re not alone. Most of us will experience loneliness at some time in our lives, according to ‘The Lonely Society’,