Category: Disabilities and Medical Conditions

Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red, flaky, crusty patches of skin covered with silvery scales.

A transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or ‘mini-stroke’, is a temporary fall in the blood supply to part of the brain resulting in a lack of oxygen.

A guide to high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, usually defined as having a sustained blood pressure of 140/90mmHg or above

Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and many old buildings include asbestos in the walls, ceilings, and floors.

A cardiac arrhythmia is the medical term for an irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm. Overview Arrhythmias or heart rhythm problems are experienced by more than 2 million people a year in the UK. Most...

A migraine is a severe headache usually felt as a throbbing pain at the front or on one side of the head.

A hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace your hip joint with an artificial version.

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare, serious and incurable condition where over time, the nerves in the brain and spine experience a progressive loss of function (neurodegeneration). Introduction Symptoms of motor neurone disease Causes...

Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease of the brain, for which there is no cure

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological condition in young adults in the UK, affecting around 85,000 people