by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My doctor tells me I have something called COAD. What is this?” Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease is a long term lung disease that has in the past also been known as ‘chronic bronchitis’, or ‘emphysema’. 90% of all...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have developed a small blister on my lower lip that my GP has told me is a cold sore. What is this?” A cold sore is an infection caused by the virus herpes simplex. There are two kinds of herpes simplex viruses, type 1...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My son has been diagnosed with colour blindness. What does this mean?” The eye senses 3 colours – red, blue and green. All the other colours are made up of combinations of these three ‘primary’ colours. The part of the...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My GP told me I have had a mini-stroke after I temporarily lost my speech. What is this?” The number of people with diabetes in Norfolk is increasing by over 2000 people per year. It is a long term condition that needs regular...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My 17 year old son has recently been diagnosed with diabetes and now needs to take insulin. I have heard of research to cure diabetes. How far away is this?” Diabetes that requires insulin from the time of diagnosis is usually...
