1. 'I can’t be violent, I’m a vegetarian'

   07/05/20

   there has been a dramatic increase in demand for their services. ‘What is available currently is a bit ... in. What can you do when you have a police officer at the door? We’ve also heard of male victims who ... believed. They can’t believe they are the victim. It goes against our idea of what it is to be a man. We ... More

2. Yesterday on the Covid - 19 front - line

   05/02/21

   funding now? Its scandalous what’s been done with the health service- hopefully, this has hit home. ... the dads out with their kids for exercise- hopefully when this is over we’ll all reevaluate what ... More

3. Paul: 'sometimes you need to be pushy'

   12/11/19

   the nurse kept asking me what she should check for. My impression was they’d never heard of the NHS ... that what I’d prepared for wasn’t going to happen. I had a heated exchange with the doctor. I felt ... first and found it difficult to hear what I was saying to them. Now I'm well. Looking back, if ... More

4. It's good to chalk: snooker and health

   01/03/22

   snookered What do you think of the odds of 4-1? Would you take a punt on that? For this year’s world ... the tips in this survival guide. By the way, what about Shaun Murphy at 50-1 for a topical punt? ... plus good nutrition is what enables a player like O’Sullivan to keep concentrating at an age when ... More

5. Lost Your Spear?

   04/08/16

   but they had a more fixed place. They knew what they were doing. They had jobs for life. We have ... overstay my welcome in the post office! What do you do about it? I know what I should do and what ... given that, for better or worse, there is a real link between men' s wellbeing and what they do for ... More

6. World Cup 2018 Survival Guide

   21/06/18

   What's the World Cup got to do with diabetes? Well, the odds on you getting diabetes are ... What are the odds? Do you understand risk? There’s evidence that men don’t. Thinking of it in terms of ... heart attack risk by 40%. Men under 55 are most affected apparently. But then what do the Americans know ... More

7. Mehboob: 'my heart attack will make me a better doctor'

   26/04/18

   ambulance. Luckily, it arrived within seven minutes. As a doctor I was trying to work out what was wrong. ... attack until I saw the ECG the paramedics did. I couldn’t believe it was me. This was what I was used to ... nurse was a former patient. ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked. I was low on the risk factors I was ... More

8. Screening for older men

   23/03/21

   also entitled to free eye tests at 60.) What is screening? Screening has nothing to do with the cinema. ... above. What screening is there for men? Men need to know about bowel cancer screening and AAA screening. ... What is bowel cancer screening? Home testing kits are available to all men and women from the age of ... More

9. Ben: 'I was very hard - working. Probably too much.'

   26/07/18

   on the board and I said ‘what board?’ It was very scary.  Looking back, had I left it any longer, my ... walk the dog and swim, ride the bike or go to the gym. I keep my weight in check and watch what I eat. ... More

10. John: 'Monitoring my numbers helps me manage'

    25/07/18

    sugary and starchy food and I’m currently losing weight, which is what I want to do. Porridge every day. ... More

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