by GAtherton | Jul 26, 2024 | General interest
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is mostly a minor ‘common cold’ for us, but for the very young and the elderly, it can cause severe infections eg pneumonia. Each year it can cause 30,000 hospitalisations and 20-30 deaths amongst infants, whilst amongst...
by GAtherton | Jun 11, 2024 | General interest
A new paper from a research group in India has compared people who have tuberculosis (Tb) with those who have Tb and then developed chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). CPA develops in patients with Tb quite commonly and for many years it has been speculated that...
by GAtherton | Apr 26, 2024 | General interest
Charges for prescriptions and prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) will increase by 2.59% (rounded to the nearest 5 pence) from 1 May 2024. Charges for wigs and fabric supports will increase by the same rate. A prescription will cost £9.90 for each medicine or...
by GAtherton | Apr 12, 2024 | General interest
Living with a chronic disease can often lead to feelings of guilt, but it’s important to recognize that these feelings are common and perfectly normal. Here are some reasons why individuals with chronic illnesses may experience guilt: Burden on others: People...
by GAtherton | Apr 12, 2024 | General interest
Alison’s story with ABPA (T’was the week before Christmas…) As we journey through life with chronic conditions we can teach ourselves coping strategies As the strategies work we gain a sense of achievement and I guess a pride that we can...