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Over-55s are not being recommended useful health technology as GPs presume they cannot use a smartphone, say researchers

Dr Tom Micklewright explains how health apps can benefit people with long-term conditions and how GPs can establish which apps they could recommend or 'prescribe' to patients.

However, there are a number of visual clues that can point to the risk of bowel cancer. "Any persisting change in your stools could be a sign of bowel cancer, especially in the over 60s or if there is blood in the stools as well," said Dr Micklewright. Blood in poo - a warning sign - is often responsible for the perceptible changes. Bowel cancer symptoms: Poo may appear bright red, dark maroon or even black (Image: Getty Images) As Dr Dr Micklewright explained, this may cause them to appear bri...