Dr Martin Scurr
Is gallbladder op to blame for my back pain?
Q: I'VE had severe bouts of back pain only relieved by taking tramadol.
Can I be sedated before having an MRI scan?
Q: I’m having an MRI on my liver and I’m frightened because I had a nasty experience the last time.
Will taking supplements help stop memory loss?
Q: My friends and I are in our 80s and we’re naturally concerned about memory loss.
In My View: AI may be good news for stroke patients
The clamour of anxiety about artificial intelligence (AI) and the threat it might pose to our very existence is not to be dismissed.
What’s making my husband so windy?
Q: My husband has suffered with flatulence for some time but it has worsened over the past few months.
In My View: More reason to look after your gutbugs
Some years ago a patient I’d known since he was a child was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of just 29.
Why an op can leave you wobbly months later
Q: Fifteen months ago I had a right hip replacement.
In My View: Sharing medicines is risky — and a crime
NEWS of an emerging epidemic of people medication sharing — where they lend or give their own prescribed medication to another — is deeply worrying.
Tiny growth that can make your blood pressure rise
Q: Last year I had a CT scan of my lungs and this also showed I had a small cyst on my left adrenal gland.
Why do I always have to cough after eating?
Q: After any meal, regardless of the time of day or what I’ve eaten, I have to cough to clear my throat of food and drink.