by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My sister recently broke up with her boyfriend and took an overdose of paracetamol. She ended up staying in hospital for several days on a drip. I thought paracetamol was safe?” No drug is safe if taken in overdose. The reason...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My wife has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. What is this?” James Parkinson was born in London in 1755 and died in 1824. He was a doctor, politician and a fossil collector. He described several medical conditions, but...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya Polycystic ovarian syndrome is extremely common with anything up to 7 or 8% of the female population having this disorder. It is usually comes to light with any one of several seemingly unrelated problems. These tend to be being...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya Georg Perthes was a German surgeon who lived between 1869 and 1927. The condition named after him was in fact first described by a Czech surgeon, Karel Maydl, in 1897. However, three men simultaneously described the condition in...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya Phantom limb pain is pain appearing to come from where an amputated limb used to be. To understand why people experience this kind of unpleasant sensation, one needs to understand how pain is perceived usually. The skin has lots...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I am pregnant and had a small bleed. After my scan I was told I have a ‘placenta previa’. What is this?” The placenta is the part of the developing baby that allows transfer of energy and oxygen to be delivered to the...
