Treatment and medication – articles and advice
Cure di fine vita
Features on treatments and medicines, with advice on choices and patient experiences. For detailed reference, see our Patient Information Leaflets on treatment and medications.
Cure di fine vita
End of life care is about comfort and dignity. Discover how services support patients and families through symptom control, emotional care, and decision making.
- End of life care: medical, emotional and spiritual support
- LGBTQI+: what are the barriers and challenges in end of life care?
- How to cope with a terminal illness at Christmas
- What are the options for end of life care?
- How to talk about your end of life care wishes
- What not to say to someone who is dying
- What you need to know about end of life care
Primo soccorso
Accidents happen anywhere. Learn essential first aid skills that can help you treat common injuries and potentially save a life in an emergency.
- 4 consigli di primo soccorso per un Natale sicuro e felice
- Empowering the next generation: St John Ambulance and the Young Responders campaign
- The importance of learning CPR: Emma tells her story
- The importance of learning CPR
- Cosa dovresti fare se qualcuno ha un arresto cardiaco?
- How to teach yourself first aid
- Holiday first aid kit essentials
- Elementi essenziali di pronto soccorso per la tua casa
- What supplies do you need for a sports first aid kit?
Informazioni sui farmaci
Medicines help manage or cure many conditions. Learn about how they work, common side effects, and why taking them as prescribed matters.
- AggiornatoResistenza agli antibiotici: una crisi sanitaria nascosta
- Is it really reflux? Why you might be mis-prescribed PPIs
- What to do if your medication isn't available
- Assicurarsi che i tuoi farmaci siano sicuri a casa
- What is #MedSafetyWeek and MHRA Yellow Card scheme?
- Dovresti preoccuparti della dipendenza da antidolorifici?
- Modi pratici per gestire i tuoi farmaci a casa
- Earache relief: medicine and remedies
- I beta-bloccanti aiutano con i sintomi dell'ansia?
- Sei troppo dipendente dagli antidolorifici?
- Quali fattori stanno causando la resistenza antimicrobica?
- Come fa il paracetamolo a sapere dove si trova il nostro dolore?
- Prescriptions: your questions answered
- Where to get medication in an emergency
- What you need to know about stopping medication
- I pericoli dei farmaci contraffatti
- One in four adults prescribed addictive medications
- Una sostanza chimica presente nella cannabis potrebbe essere più efficace degli antidolorifici
- Dovresti somministrare antidolorifici ai bambini?
- Cosa devi sapere prima di assumere farmaci per la disfunzione erettile
- Is it safe to take opioid painkillers?
- Should you worry about side effects with malaria tablets?
- Should you worry about steroids and their side effects?
- La medicina erboristica funziona davvero?
- La tua pelle può davvero diventare dipendente dalle creme steroidee?
- Cosa succede quando i farmaci interagiscono
- Why antibiotics shouldn't be overused
- Why wasn't I prescribed antibiotics?
Medicinali per la salute mentale
Antidepressants are medications that treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other conditions by affecting brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norepinephrine.
- What is serotonin syndrome and what causes it?
- How to switch antidepressants safely
- Should I switch antidepressants?
- Can antidepressants cause vivid dreams?
- How to avoid antidepressant withdrawal symptoms
- Will taking antidepressants really lead to weight gain?
- What is CBD oil and does it work?
- Why is there still stigma around antidepressants?
- When should you stop taking antidepressants?
Servizi Farmaceutici
Pharmacies provide services such as dispensing prescription and over-the-counter medications, offering clinical advice for minor illnesses, and conducting health checks like blood sugar and blood pressure testing.
- Come i social media ti aiutano a rimanere connesso con il tuo studio medico o farmacia
- Cosa aspettarsi dalla tua consulenza in farmacia
- Prenota una consulenza online con Pharmacy First
- Un farmacista può prescrivere antibiotici?
- Pharmacy First - getting the most from your pharmacist
- Hay fever: how your pharmacist can help
- Il tuo farmacista può aiutarti con la tua salute sessuale?
- Problemi di salute per cui non è necessario consultare il medico
- Getting malaria tablets from your pharmacist
Chirurgia e procedure
Surgery can range from minor outpatient procedures to major operations. Learn what to expect, how to prepare, and what recovery involves.
In questo argomento:Chirurgia e procedureChirurgia estetica
- What are the risks of a lung transplant?
- Labiaplasties – what are they and are they ever medically necessary?
- What you need to know before having surgery
- What it's like to have a vasectomy
- The best things you can to do to prepare for an operation
- What it's like to be on the organ transplant waiting list
- La chirurgia con rete vaginale dovrebbe essere vietata?
- Video: Hip replacement recovery exercises
- Having sex after a vasectomy
- The experiences of a vasectomised vasectomy surgeon
Chirurgia estetica
- Quanto è sicuro il dermaplaning?
- I trapianti di capelli possono migliorare la salute mentale?
- Perché dobbiamo parlare della malattia da protesi mammarie
- Minori di 18 anni non possono accedere a Botox e filler: è una cosa positiva?
- What age can you get lip fillers and Botox in the UK?
Terapia
Therapies include physical, psychological, and occupational approaches. Learn how therapy can help you recover, manage pain, or improve mental wellbeing.
In questo argomento:TerapiaTerapia della salute mentaleFisioterapiaHypnotherapy
- Che cos'è la terapia con luce rossa? Benefici e rischi
- Il potere della nostalgia: cos'è la Terapia della Rimembranza?
- Gli esercizi facciali sono benefici per il sonno, la parola e la salute orale?
- Non preoccuparti: 5 benefici per la salute della sauna sotto i riflettori
- What is peer support and how can it help you?
- Which therapies can ease Parkinson's disease symptoms?
- LGBTQ+ people share their personal conversion therapy stories
- What harm can conversion therapy cause and why isn't it banned?
- Is retail therapy actually a thing?
Terapia della salute mentale
- Could you benefit from music therapy?
- L'effetto Stranger Things: perché la nostalgia crea connessione e migliora il nostro umore
- Art therapy: creative ways to boost your mental health
- L'ASMR è il segreto per una beatitudine sensoriale?
- Unconventional healing: the rise of alternative therapies
- Animali domestici come terapia: benefici per tutte le età
- How remote mental health services have helped the LGBTQ+ community
- CBT per l'insonnia: come funziona?
- Can you have therapy if you don't have a mental health problem?
- What is transactional analysis therapy?
- What is psychodynamic therapy?
- Le persone sorde possono fare terapia?
- What therapies can treat PTSD?
- Come decidere tra diversi tipi di terapia
- Perché la terapia è così stancante?
- What is dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT)?
- Cosa aspettarsi quando il tuo bambino inizia la terapia del linguaggio
- How to choose a therapist
- Why do so many of us struggle with meditation?
- Do mental health apps really work?
Fisioterapia
- Is getting a massage a substitute for physiotherapy?
- Che cos'è la fisioterapia video e a chi può essere utile?
- How to get the most out of video physiotherapy
- Do you need physiotherapy after joint replacement?
- Segnali che potresti aver bisogno di fisioterapia
- Can physiotherapy prevent falls in older people?
- How physiotherapy can help people with lung conditions
- Cosa fa un fisioterapista specializzato nella salute delle donne?
Hypnotherapy
- Hypnotherapy for IBS: the gut-brain axis
- La ipnoterapia può aiutare l'insonnia?
- Does hypnotherapy work for anxiety?
Trattamenti e chirurgia per la perdita di peso
When diet and exercise aren’t enough, treatments or surgery may help. Learn about weight loss options and what to expect from each approach.
- What is bariatric surgery?
- How weight loss surgery changed my life: Gemma's story
- How to stop taking Mounjaro or switch to an alternative
- Cosa succede quando smetti di prendere le iniezioni per la perdita di peso?
- Who is eligible for weight loss injections?
- What are weight loss injections and are they safe?
- Che cos'è la chirurgia della sleeve gastrica?
- Le proteine in polvere sono efficaci per la perdita di peso?
- Do diet pills really work – and are they safe?
- Guida all'alimentazione sana con Orlistat
- Can hypnotherapy help you lose weight?