Ask Dr James: What else might be the cause of my failing memory?
In his new column, Dr James Le Fanu answers readers’ questions. This week: what could be causing this reader’s lapses in memory
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In his new column, Dr James Le Fanu answers readers’ questions. This week: what could be causing this reader’s lapses in memory
Retired GP, journalist and author, Dr Le Fanu graduated from Cambridge University and Royal London Hospital in 1974 before working in the Renal Transplant Unit at the Royal Free and Cardiology Department at St Mary’s Hospital. For the past 20 years, he has combined medical practice with writing weekly for the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Telegraph. His book ‘The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine’ won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
An open letter signed by health leaders calls on UK prime minister Rishi Sunak to withdraw the decision to approve new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea Dear prime minister, We write to you as an alliance of health leaders who are deeply concerned about the impact that climate change and nature loss are having on human health, and to urge you to withdraw the decision to issue new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea. Health workers are already seeing the consequences of ill health caused by high temperatures, extreme weather, and pollution. For example, more than 3000 excess deat...