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Dr Jennifer Kelly, MRCGP
General Practitioner, Medical Author
MBChB, MRCGP
Dr Jennifer Kelly is a GP and medical author for Patient.info.
She is also the founder and CEO of the Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust for childhood cancer awareness and research.
Her rapidly growing charity works closely with clinicians and parents to educate them on the signs and symptoms of cancer and aid in an early diagnosis.
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Headaches and migraines are a common problem that affect both sexes. But women tend to be more frequently affected. This is thought to be due to the influence of hormones. Interestingly, most women who experience migraines remember their first attack occurring around the time they started their period. So what can you do if menstrual migraines are affecting your quality of life?
Strong moods and emotions are very common in pregnancy, but when do they become more than just normal pregnancy changes? We look at what you should look for and when to seek medical advice.
The new academic year is a time of freshers' weeks throughout the country, but it's also an extremely important time to encourage students to receive the meningitis vaccination if they haven't already had it.
Heart attacks are usually thought to affect people over the age of 50. However, in reality, they can occur at any age. In fact, about 8 in every 100 heart attacks occur in those under 55, and 1 in 4 heart attacks in women affects an under-60. They are also twice as likely to be fatal in young women compared to young men, often because they are missed until too late.
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, accidents happen. If you find yourself needing emergency contraception because of unprotected sex, try not to panic. Here we debunk the most common misconceptions about taking 'the morning after pill'.
