Mind the Shoulder this Gardening Season!
By Dr Stuart McMain The garden centres are open, lockdown is easing, and many of us are looking to perk ourselves up with colourful displays in the garden. Or perhaps …
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Here for You. Get the Healthcare You Need.
By Dr Stuart McMain What a difference a year makes! Our world has been turned upside down and no more so than in health care, where traditional methods of access …
Hormone Health for Women after 40
By Dr Diane Dobb Oestrogen and COVID All women should monitor for changes in our emotional and physical wellbeing from our thirties onwards. Oestrogen affects every single cell in our …
Long COVID: What to Look Out For
Getting a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 can be terrifying for patients. Even though many people who have tested positive will make a full recovery, some have found that their symptoms …
Hand Sanitiser – The hidden dangers
By Nicola Harrison Since the early days of the pandemic, alcohol-based hand sanitisers are among the most sought-after commodities in the world. The volume of these products now being commonplace …
Erectile Dysfunction and Sex Life in Lockdown
What is erectile dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection, sufficient enough for sexual intercourse. The speculation that ED only appears in …
Genome Sequencing with NAG
Looking for a unique Christmas present for a loved one? Why not gift them a voucher for whole genetic code testing at ROC! By Dr Nicola Harrison Why test your genome? Genome is a current buzz word and means a …
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
By Dr Nicola Harrison Covid vaccine frontrunners in the UK Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are from the US and manufactured in Germany. It uses completely new technology in vaccine production by using ‘messenger’ RNA (the body’s manual to print proteins) to enter a cell and trick it into making antibodies = proteins against covid. It …
Taking Care of Your Sexual Health During the Pandemic
Sexual health services have, like so many other healthcare sectors, struggled under the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. When the UK suffered its first wave of Covid-19, many routine services …
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Why and How You Should Examine Your Breasts
Every October, we bring attention to breast cancer, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Death rates from breast cancer are falling, but breast cancer still remains one of the …