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Lynn Stephen
Content developer
MA (Hons)
Lynn joined Patient in 2023 and her role includes checking all the professional leaflets, patient information leaflets and medicine leaflets, to ensure consistency of spelling, grammar, reference material and brand style, working with the medical authors and clinical director to coordinate the authoring and peer reviewing of the leaflets.
Lynn also helps update our feature content and creates all of our email newsletters.
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This winter many of us find ourselves fighting off well-known cold symptoms, including a sore throat, a runny nose, coughing, and blocked sinuses. We explore the natural cold remedies you can use at home - and ask how well they work.
More than 1 in 4 adults have high blood pressure (hypertension), a condition that can lead to kidney damage, stroke, and heart disease. It's important to get your blood pressure checked regularly. But if you've already been told yours is in the high region, these lifestyle tips can help you reduce it.
While fad diets might lead to fast and dramatic weight loss, they're often unsustainable in the long term. Instead, it's healthier to make small, healthy changes to the way you eat to create positive, long-lasting habits.
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in the UK, with more than 3,000 cases being diagnosed each year. Survival rates for cervical cancer are lower than some other cancers - yet if caught early enough, it is very treatable - with a 95% survival rate for those diagnosed with stage 1 cancer.
Most of us know the feeling. It's the middle of winter, it's very cold outside, the mornings are dark and the only place you want to be is buried beneath the duvet. Decreased motivation levels and low mood can affect all aspects of our lives. But why exactly do we feel less motivated during the colder months? And how do we combat winter tiredness?
