Approximately 3.5m people are currently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but it is estimated that a further 549,000 remain undiagnosed. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness where the pancreas produces insufficient insulin to meet the body’s needs. This causes high blood sugar levels which damage the body and lead to complications such as vascular…
Fashion
Summer sun: is your foundation protecting you?
Putting suncream on in the summer is annoying to do, easy to forget and can mess up your makeup routine. But with so many foundations and powders offering SPF coverage these days, isn’t a foundation with SPF a simple solution to caring for your skin and looking good? Well, probably not. Currently no major dermatology…
Arts
Review: A Song at Twilight at the Norwich Theatre Royal
After a run at The Theatre Royal Bath, the touring version of Noel Coward’s 1966 play A Song at Twilight has come to Norwich. 53 years after its initial run with Coward playing the lead, the play is still captivating and insightful. Opening on a detailed and impressive set of a posh hotel living room…
Science
Medical tech: a gimmick or the future?
Advances in the accessibility of online-based healthcare services has the potential to change how we use and access medical help. A Service called ‘Thriva’ offers online and postal health monitoring services. Pay somewhere between £24 and £69 per package and you can have your blood tested for cholesterol, liver function, vitamin D and more. The…
Arts
Review: Aladdin at the Norwich Theatre Royal
It’s once again pantomime season across Great Britain, a tradition of storytelling, loud colours, songs and crude jokes that is loved up and down the country. In a time of Brexit it is nice to be reminded of one of the things that makes being British great. It’s been a long time since I saw…
Science
UEA teams with NHS to improve aphasia research
The Eastern Region arm of NHS research (National Institute for Health Research) has teamed up with UEA’s Aphasia Research Collaboration to take the first step in improving the experiences of research participants with Aphasia. Aphasia is a language impairment whereby patients have difficulty with speaking, reading and/or writing in many different ways. For example, they…
Science
Trainee surgeons lack understanding of the ‘real world’
Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London, recently made comments on the latest generation of surgical trainees. He said that a rise of screen exposure and a decline in hands-on subjects at school was resulting in surgical students showing a reduced physical understanding of the world. One suggestion to regain these skills…
Film
Pride: A movie of revolution
Pride, a 2014 adaptation of the true story of UK gay activists supporting the miners’ strike in 1984, follows LGSM – lesbians and gays support the miners – as they raise money for the strike, yet struggle to find a union to accept the money due to rampant homophobia. The film manages to explore two…
TV
Women, power, and reality
The BBC’s recent hit drama Bodyguard received mostly praise for its thrilling plot, but there was significant backlash online over the noticeable number of women cast in roles of power and skill. Some were grateful for the show’s female representation, but most were unhappy, either proclaiming political correctness gone mad or simply stating it was…
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