Experts have said that all patients who have suffered a stroke should be given a brain scan as soon as possible after the event happens, which can also help predict the risk of another stroke occurring. Read more
Last month I made my way to Newcastle to visit our friends at FACT (Fighting All Cancers Together). We are big supporters of theirs and share several of their core values. I regularly visit their centre in Newcastle to give travel insurance advice to people with cancer – it can be difficult and expensive to buy travel insurance after a cancer diagnosis and it doesn’t have to be. Read more
Women who are pregnant and suffering from epilepsy have been warned that some treatments for the condition may have adverse effects on the brain development of their unborn babies. Read more
It’s been a while since we blogged about Greig returning home from his travels in North and South America, and after a well-deserved rest back home in the UK, Greig and his list of 101 Things To Do When You Survive headed Down Under to explore Australia. Read more
The linguists at the university say that when language used by doctors and support networks describe cancer as the enemy, it is often considered unhelpful and alienating to those who are living with the disease. Read more
