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Patient.info • 21st April 2024

Real stories: How to manage endometriosis and your career

We speak to three women who navigate endometriosis with successful careers. They speak frankly about the challenges, reveal the adjustments that have helped, and share their words of advice.

Patient.info • 24th May 2023

What is a clinical trial?

We need clinical trials to understand how new treatments work on people. If successful, they may eventually be used in the real world by those who need them for a better quality of life. Find out all about how clinical trials work, along with personal insights from Alice - who has participated in around 50 trials over his life.

Patient.info • 22nd February 2024

Living with fibromyalgia - Jenny's story

Over the phone, Jenny's sunny Californian accent fills with warmth as she describes her family and her canine sidekick, Petra. For Jenny, nature walks with Petra have at times been her lifeblood, whenever she feels constrained,
misunderstood, or like she isn't enough.

Jenny has spent almost 30 years living with fibromyalgia, a condition which causes her daily pain. But over three decades, Jenny has discovered ways to cope and calm her symptoms - and she wants to spread the message that you can have fibromyalgia and thrive.

Patient.info • 31st May 2023

How do the clinical trial phases work?

If you're volunteering for a clinical trial, it's important to know what 'trial phase' you'll take part in. Clinical trial phases investigate different aspects of a treatment, work in different ways, and come with their own set of benefits and safety considerations.

Patient.info • 18th June 2023

Living with Motor Neurone Disease - Louise's story

During a career helping patients living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Dr Louise Jordan was diagnosed herself. In her own written words, she shares with us her personal story of losing her speech, getting diagnosed, living with motor neurone disease, and receiving support, love, and care from partner Rob.

Patient.info • 17th April 2023

Living with endometriosis - Keisha's story

Worldwide, around 200 million women have endometriosis. It's one of the most common female-specific health conditions, yet tales of delayed diagnoses, problems treating pain, and mental health struggles are common. Keisha shares her own story to help other women find the endometriosis support they need.

Patient.info • 30th April 2022

Study of homeopathy clinical trials reveals poor research practice

A new study of homeopathy clinical trials concludes that the true impact of homeopathic remedies is likely to be overestimated

Patient.info • 16th December 2021

Drug trials of new hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment brings hope to patients

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition affecting the heart muscle, affects around 1 in 500 people.

Patient.info • 15th April 2024

Why getting outdoors can support you through menopause

If you're going through menopause, there's even more reason to celebrate a sunny day - here's why.

Patient.info • 14th June 2022

Why do women live longer than men?

In countries all over the world, the average life expectancy of women is years longer than it is for men.

Patient.info • 24th July 2024

Plastic free July: should we be worried about microplastics?

What do testicles, clouds, beer and arctic ice all have in common? These are all places you might find microplastics, if you were a scientist with the right equipment to detect these tiny pieces of plastic, measuring below 5 millimetres. Over the last 20 years, microplastics have been discovered all around us, and now inside us too. It's thought we consume around 5 grams of microplastic particles every week - equivalent to the weight of a credit card. But what does this mean for our health? Here's what we currently know.

Digital Playmakers • 22nd March 2023

Digital Marketing In Sports 2023  | Digital Playmakers

In 2023, sports marketers need to continue to embrace the digital revolution and how this is shaping the behaviour of sports fans. How are audience habits changing? And what opportunities does this create in the world of sports digital marketing?

Patient.info • 12th April 2023

Why is egg freezing on the rise and is it safe?

In the last decade, the number of women choosing to freeze their eggs has increased tenfold. Egg freezing can offer a great opportunity, but it isn't a fail-safe insurance policy against age-related infertility. To help women decide whether this treatment is right for them and their bodies, they need clarity around egg freezing risks, success rates, and other physical, emotional, and financial factors.

Patient.info • 22nd May 2023

Vyepti: a new drug for preventing migraines

A new drug for chronic migraine could improve access to effective migraine prevention treatment in the UK

Patient.info • 22nd October 2023

What's your ageotype: the four main ways we age

While we all age the same chronologically, year on year, we don't each age biologically in the same way. Our genes, environment, and lifestyle habits all play a part in this.

There are thought to be four main and overlapping biological ageing patterns that people fall into. Scientists have called these 'ageotypes' - and knowing yours could help you live a longer, healthier life.

Patient.info • 9th March 2023

Period poverty: a public health crisis

Period poverty in the UK is affecting a growing number of women and girls - denying them essential hygiene, risking illness, affecting well-being, and hindering equality.

Patient.info • 1st April 2022

How to ease joint pain during the menopause

Joint pain is one of many possible menopause symptoms. Lifestyle adjustments, including changes to your diet and exercise routine, can ease aches and pains and help to prevent osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

Patient.info • 2nd March 2022

Do herbal remedies for menopause really work?

For women, menopause is a natural phase of life. But can herbal remedies offer relief from its symptoms?

Patient.info • 14th April 2023

8 common myths about PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common yet misunderstood women's health conditions. With misinformation circulating the internet, we sort fact from fiction and explore how myths about PCOS might be harming women with this condition.

Bad Choices in Good Places • 10th March 2025

Minca isn’t a hidden gem

Abundant in birds and tourists alike, Minca is a gateway village to jungle trails, and a nature-lover’s accommodation haven, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. There are hikes for most fitness levels - some ending with refreshing dips in waterfalls and rivers – and superb food options at the end of each day. Minca is where you go to access Colombia’s wildlife – but what it isn’t is undiscovered.Put Minca in your search engine and you’ll find phrases like “tranquil village” and “hid...

Patient.info • 12th July 2023

Hypnotherapy for IBS: the gut-brain axis

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gut disorder that causes digestive symptoms like diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain - so how can hypnotherapy influence what goes on in your stomach? A growing body of research around the two-way communication between your gut and brain is showing that hypnotherapy for IBS can improve symptoms - and the results may impress even the biggest hypnosis sceptics.

Patient.info • 23rd October 2023

Tampon tests - the latest way to check your vaginal health

For 90 years, women have used the modern tampon to do one job each menstrual cycle. Now, scientists are discovering that it can do so much more in the world of healthcare.

Digital Playmakers • 1st February 2023

Facebook CPM Predictions 2023 | Digital Playmakers

For Facebook marketers and advertising agencies, Q1 is for allocating budgets for offline, digital, and paid marketing. This marks a crucial time of year, as during this stage it’s vital to plan for fluctuating costs on Facebook. These costs change year on year – 2021 to 2022 saw the average CPM (cost per thousand impressions) on Facebook rise from £9.34 to £11.651.

Comfort Pig in Colombia • 4th December 2024

How Not to Prepare for Salento

Salento is a small town made up of colourful colonial houses, steep sloping streets and a lively plaza. It is also a popular gateway to the surrounding coffee zone, with its rolling fertile hills and iconic hikes. I invite you to learn from my shortcomings in this how-not-to guide. Along the way, you should also get a taste of the main activities on offer here – coffee farms and the famous Cocora Valley hike.So, here’s how not to prepare – and why.I might be forgiven for omitting a warm layer wh...