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Jun04

People who know me well will certainly tell you that I am not shy in giving my opinions about most matters but typically when I write publicly I tend to stick to the areas where I have expert knowledge i.e. medicine. But, I cannot allow the political upheaval of the

Advertising from the National heart foundation

Dr Ross Walker

Jun04

A recent ad to raise awareness about heart health and to encourage people to firstly, have their hearts checked and, take some action, has caused outrage and consternation amongst the general public. So much so that the National Heart Foundation has had them taken out of circulation over the weekend.

Appendix — Friend or Foe?

Dr Ross Walker

May21

When I started medical school, I was taught that the appendix was a useless little organ hanging off the start of the large intestine. Because of the sophistication of the modern world, the usefulness of the appendix had evolved out of existence. The theory at the time was that particulate

Colorectal cancer — a genuine breakthrough

Dr Ross Walker

May13

The best treatment of any modern disease is no doubt, prevention. This is why I am a very strong supporter of the National Bowel Cancer screening program, not to mention the fact that I believe all adults over 50 should have at least one colonoscopy in their life. For someone

Stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis

Dr Ross Walker

May07

Stem cell therapy has long been the hope of the scientists to end the reign of total knee replacement as the mainstay of therapy for severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Having personally had two separate treatments with stem cells derived from my own abdominal fat, on my dodgy right knee,

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Advertising from the National heart foundation

Appendix — Friend or Foe?

Colorectal cancer — a genuine breakthrough

Stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis

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