Obesity

Weight-loss medicines: how do they fit into obesity treatment?

Oct 12, 2026

Managing obesity may include medication when nutritional support and physical activity alone do not provide sufficient weight loss or improvement in health.In recent years, medicines such as...

World Mental Health Day: Why Youth Mental Health Deserves Our Attention

Oct 10, 2026 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Growing up has never been simple. School and college pressures, friendships, family expectations, uncertainty about the future, and life online can all weigh heavily on young people's minds....

Types of lupus explained: systemic, cutaneous, drug-induced and neonatal lupus

Oct 9, 2026

Lupus is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells and tissues.There are several types of lupus. They do not all cause the same symptoms or affect the...

Breast cancer

Life After Breast Cancer: Recovery, Emotions and Moving Forward

Oct 4, 2026

Finishing breast cancer treatment can be an important milestone, but it doesn't always mean that life immediately goes back to the way it was before. Relief may sit alongside fatigue, uncertainty,...

Benefits Of Doing Nothing: Why Rest Matters for Your Mental and Physical Health

Oct 2, 2026 • 1 Like

Some days, even the idea of slowing down can come with a strange sense of guilt. There is always another message to answer, another task to finish, or something we feel we should be doing.But what if...

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments

Sep 30, 2026

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune condition characterised by a low platelet count in the blood. Platelets play an essential role in blood clotting and help limit bleeding. In ITP, the...

Medications That Cause Low Libido: A Guide by Drug Category

Sep 28, 2026 • 1 Like

Sexual side effects can be difficult or embarrassing to talk about, but they can have a real impact on quality of life, self-esteem, and relationships. Some medications can lower libido or change...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Early Warning Signs and Emergency Symptoms

Sep 25, 2026 • 1 Like

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes. Knowing the early warning signs, such as excessive thirst, nausea, and abdominal pain, along with...

The challenges of living with an illness as a family: impact, communication, and solutions

Sep 24, 2026 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

Living with a chronic illness affects more than just the person with the condition. When symptoms persist over time, they can change daily routines, family relationships, working life and personal...

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Immune thrombocytopenia: Why is diagnosis sometimes difficult?

Sep 15, 2026

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is one of those conditions that cannot be confirmed with a single direct blood test. Making the diagnosis means ruling out, one by one, all the other possible causes of...

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Understanding platelets: What happens when you have ITP?

Sep 10, 2026

A blood test, a falling number, and a question that keeps coming up: “What does my platelet count actually mean?”For people living with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), platelet counts quickly become...

Chronic anxiety - Stress

Why and how does the body react to stress before we even realise it?

Sep 9, 2026

You may have experienced it before: your heart suddenly starts beating faster, your breathing changes, your shoulders tense up, or you feel a knot in your stomach, even though you haven't yet...