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Dr Max Pemberton

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THE MIND DOCTOR MAX PEMBERTON: The REAL scandal about happy pills

01/05/15 11:23

What hell it must be having depression. Not only do you have to contend with the illness, you also have to put up with everyone having their say on how you should deal with it, writes DR MAX PEMBERTON. From ‘pull your socks up’ to ‘go for a run’, people are full of asinine homespun advice on coping with an incredibly debilitating condition....read

DR MAX PEMBERTON: The crass horror of GPs phoning elderly patients to ask: are you ready to die?
27/04/15 11:33
My qualified support for DNR orders does nothing to appease my profound concern about the latest guidelines from the NHS on their use, revealed in yesterday’s Mail, writes DR MAX PEMBERTON.
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THE MIND DOCTOR MAX PEMBERTON: Is being mindful just a bit of a fad?
24/04/15 11:58
Mindfulness — a form of meditation and therapy based on Buddhist teachings — is the latest craze to sweep the medical world.
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It's so wrong. Fat cats milk the NHS yet doctors like me have to turn away the sick to save cash, writes MAX PEMBERTON
21/04/15 12:01
No doubt you read with anger and disbelief the Mail exposé of the astronomical salaries some NHS managers are being given. Anyone who pays into the NHS would feel the same.
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Want to quit smoking?... By the time you finish this article, you'll be ready to stub your habit, says DR MAX PEMBERTON
27/12/14 10:11
Former smoker Dr Max Pemberton has developed a programme involving a series of exercises that gradually build on one another to help you start gently thinking about your relationship with cigarettes.
I'm a socialist but, as an NHS doctor, I know Benefits Street is telling the truth about lazy welfare cheats
21/01/14 10:41
Why our anger should be directed at the people featured on Benefits Street, not on the makers of a programme that shows us they exist, writes MAX PEMBERTON.
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Scandal of patients thrown out of hospital in the night: Medic's call for 'chorus of disapproval' to end policy of sending sick people home after dark
15/09/12 09:00
Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that last year, 239,233 patients were discharged from hospital between 11pm and 6am.
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The vitamin pills that actually work! How some supplements can work wonders for certain ailments
26/05/12 09:07
Dr Max Pemberton's guide to the supplements that have been proven to help maintain health and even treat disease.
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Why we had to help our Gran go: A doctor reveals the role he played to end the suffering of his terminally ill grandmother
10/03/12 10:00
Kathleen was 85 and had terminal cancer, so it was expected. She slipped away quietly in hospital with my sister and I holding her hand, says Dr Max Pemberton.
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How a pill without water can burn a hole in your throat: One doctor learns the hard way never to gulp down tablets
03/09/11 09:04
A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, as Mary Poppins once sang. But it would have been even more pertinent to advise always taking said medication with a large glass of water.
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From meeting the doctors to complaining: Why one of these can save a life
After disturbing cases of neglect in hospitals, a doctor reveals how to ensure your sick loved one isn't left forgotten on a ward.
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Love your tonsils - they're our first defence against illness
Singer Leona Lewis regularly suffers from it, but there are very few of us who have not experienced tonsillitis. So what are the tonsils and why do we need them?
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Thousands of us pay more than £100 each year for health screening. Are we falling for a scan too far?
Private medical screening companies that have mushroomed across Britain. Here DR MAX PEMBERTON examines the pros and cons.
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