Your post-pregnancy body: common questions answered
Wondering what to expect after having a baby? Dr Sarah Aldugman discusses common post-pregnancy changes and offers practical tips for your recovery.
How much sleep do teenagers need?
Teenagers often get a bad reputation for sleeping in late. But what if those weekend lie-ins are more important for teenager’s health than we realise? Here, Lead Clinical Sleep Physiologist at Cromwell Hospital Sarusan Kugarajah, explores why getting enough sleep is crucial during adolescence.
What is a polygenic risk score?
What can our DNA tell us about our health, and what is a polygenic risk score? Dr Elizabeth Rogers explains how polygenic risk scores can give us information about our disease risk.
Is napping good for you?
Sarusan Kugarajah, Lead Clinical Sleep Physiologist, explains whether taking a nap will leave you refreshed or groggy, the science behind sleep cycles, and how to have a good nap.
How to get your kids to sleep well after a change of routine
Sarusan Kugarajah, Lead Clinical Sleep Physiologist at Bupa, discusses how you can help your children get into a good bedtime routine.
What happens to your body when the clocks change?
Lead Clinical Sleep Physiologist at Bupa, Sarusan Kugarajah discusses what happens to your body when the clocks change and suggest ways you can adjust.
Rare diseases: what you need to know
In this Bupa article, Dr Elizabeth Rogers explains what rare diseases are, how they’re caused what challenges with diagnosis and treatment.
Cancer staging explained
Rahima Begum, Oncology Clinical Case Manager at Bupa, explains what the different stages of cancer mean.
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