Are you experiencing breakouts on your back? This has been an all-too-common concern I’m seeing in my treatment room of late so I thought it might be an idea to share some tips that may help. Firstly, what causes back acne (sometimes referred to as ‘bacne’)? Typically, it’s caused by […]
It might come as a surprise to readers that doctors are legally obliged to keep up their knowledge and skills every year by spending many hours in training outside of work. The Irish Medical Committee carefully polices this education and woe betide the doctor who falls short with his monitored […]
This year I imagine many of us had placed great expectations on the Summer months to fill us up, and, in some way make up for, much of what has happened since March 2020. Did the Summer meet your expectations? And how are you feeling now about crossing the threshold […]
Many of us have given or received a DNA testing kit for a birthday or as a Christmas present, but what are they all about? In this new column, I give an easy, step-by-step guide through the basics of all forms of DNA testing for family history. What do your […]
There is so much to be grateful for with all the extraordinary advances we now enjoy with modern living. For most of us, even on our toughest days, we have an ease of lifestyle that even our grandparent’s generation would scarcely have dared to imagine. Here in Ireland, in many […]
She is buzzing with excitement. Brimming over. She has no idea what her surprise event might be. Her friend has promised her an experience, an outing she has never had before, or thought she might have. She has tried to guess; however there have been no clues forthcoming, only giggles, […]