Tag: ask a doctor

A reader asks: I’m 64, for the past few years I’ve had intermittent bouts of sciatica with pain in my lower back that...

A reader asks: I’ve had several urinary infections recently. The last one was quite severe, with pain in my kidney. Though it cleared...

A reader asks: I recently fell and broke my wrist and my doctor arranged for me to have a bone density scan. The result...

A reader asks: About four weeks ago a rash appeared on my chest with flat brown mole-like spots. Some of these have also...

A reader asks: I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes a couple of years ago and, up until recently, was managing my blood sugar...

A reader writes: My wife sadly died a couple of years ago. I didn’t have time to really process everything before I became...

A reader asks: I’ve had a few episodes recently when my vision has been really weird, as if I’m looking through a series...

A reader asks: I’ve been on HRT for a couple of years. Though it helped with my flushes and sweats, it didn’t help with...

A reader asks: I was diagnosed with emphysema a few years ago. I understood it was caused by smoking, which I’d done since...

A reader asks: I was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago, and understand I need to have an annual blood test...