Q: My mother, who died at 88, had osteoporosis and was quite frail. I’m 69 and a recent bone scan showed I have mild osteopenia and my GP wants to prescribe medicines for it. But I’m worried about side-effects. Would […]
Q: My granddaughter, who’s three, was diagnosed with hypermobility from birth. It affected her progress to walking but she caught up. The problem now is she slightly soils herself several times a day. We wonder if the hypermobility is to
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Q: I have lower back ache which makes walking upright difficult, so I tend to lean forwards for relief. I’m 81 but I still go the gym three times a week and don’t want to end up with a stoop.
Q: I have slow-progressing prostate cancer, diagnosed eight years ago, and have had several TURP procedures. For the past two to three years, I’ve been suffering from erectile dysfunction. None of the pills (Viagra, Cialis etc.) have any effect. My
What does having a terminal diagnosis mean? As a doctor I use the term, but I know that predicting what happens after such a diagnosis is virtually impossible. Currently I’m caring for a patient who might have been expected to
By DR MARTIN SCURR Published: 06:47 EST, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 06:47 EST, 11 November 2024 Is there any research on the amount of carbon inhaled by cyclists on busy city streets? Surely there would be serious long-term effects,
Much as I admire and respect Sir Chris Hoy for drawing attention to prostate cancer, I fear he is quite wrong to call for younger men to undergo PSA tests to screen them for the disease, as he did yesterday.
I’ve been offered an operation to remove a prolapsed haemorrhoid but I’m worried it will be painful and leave me incontinent. Robert Cherry, Bedford. Dr Scurr replies: Haemorrhoids, or piles, are swollen veins in the lower rectum or anus. Risk
Is surgery REALLY the best way to deal with piles? DR SCURR has the answer… Read More »
By Dr Martin Scurr Published: 12:01 EDT, 21 October 2024 | Updated: 12:16 EDT, 21 October 2024 I’ve stopped taking lansoprazole for my acid reflux because I’m worried it can cause dementia. I’d been on it for five years and
Are you doing it all wrong? Last week, researchers in the US reported that holding your arm in the incorrect position when taking your blood pressure could substantially overestimate the reading. As a result, many people could be being misdiagnosed
