Saturday, 7 Feb 2026
Prevention of frailty
As I keep repeating, frailty is not inevitable – it can be prevented – and…
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Saturday, 24 Jan 2026
Some implications of frailty
Frailty – a modern curse Frailty is usually though of as a normal part of getting older – something that…
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Monday, 12 Jan 2026
The Recurrent Winter ‘Flu Problem
Winter ‘flu again In my blog four weeks ago I indicated my concern about the usual winter blues brought on…
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Sunday, 28 Dec 2025
New Year 2026
Last time I said that this week’s blog would be about the current annual winter crisis in the NHS – …
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Saturday, 13 Dec 2025
Exercise for treating cancer
Apologies So sorry that there was no blog two weeks ago – this was due to a technical glitch –…
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Sunday, 16 Nov 2025
Prehabilitation and cancer
What is Prehabilitation? Prehabilitation, or “prehab,” is a programme of support and preparation for treatment for patients about to undergo…
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Sunday, 2 Nov 2025
Exercise in the prevention of cancer
Cancer is a word, not a sentence Cancer and exercise Cancers form a very large group of conditions that are…
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Sunday, 19 Oct 2025
Frailty, the follow on
In my last blog I included four exercise programmes which had been published in the position statement of the Italian…
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Saturday, 4 Oct 2025
Frailty yet again
I regularly scan the medical literature for articles about all sorts of conditions which relate to physical activity or lack…
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Sunday, 21 Sep 2025
Frailty again – and again!
I have long believed that the enormous and growing problem of frailty in later life is the chief source of…
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