Finished your favourite series together? Watched all the films on your watch list? Couples things to do – our top picks Here’s 21 fun couples things to do together without breaking any rules: Most of all, keep communicating with each other, be kind and look out for each other through these strange times.

If you found a lump on your tongue or cheek, would it cross your mind that this could be a sign of mouth cancer? Probably not is the answer most people would give. While other types of cancers like lung or breast cancer feature heavily in media coverage, mouth cancer is rarely spoken about. Yet every…

Eye health experts are warning people not to risk permanent visual impairment by ignoring the early signs of eye problems. Juliat Burns, Head of Clinical Services at Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology, said: “Sometimes people choose to ignore changes in their vision in the hope that the problem will go away. Others think they will leave…

The ironic thing about hypochondria is that it’s actually a medical condition itself. People with health anxiety may not be suffering from the illnesses they imagine they have but they may be suffering from a mental health condition which can seriously affect their wellbeing. Hypochondria or health anxiety is defined as excessive worrying about health,…

With the weather finally improving, we’re all itching to get out into our gardens and make up for lost time over what seems to have been a very long winter. With clearing, digging and planting there is always the risk of the odd small injury, but did you know that a scratch, scrape or any…

World Immunisation Week (24-30 April) celebrates the value of vaccines and how they save millions of lives across the globe every year. Here we look at one of particular interest to older people – the shingles vaccine. The theme of World Immunisation Week this year is #VaccinesWork – which aims to encourage anyone from any area of society…