Dr Yae-eun Suh
Dr Yae-eun Suh brings a practising oncologist’s perspective to cancer coverage for The Telegraph, concentrating on demystifying prostate cancer treatment and its impact on everyday life for patients and their families. She writes from the vantage point of a consultant clinical oncologist, grounding each explanation in the realities of modern cancer care.
Prostate cancer myths and what treatment is really like
Her Telegraph work centres on dismantling common myths about prostate cancer, using a single, in‑depth piece to walk readers through the misconceptions she encounters in clinic. In “Five myths about prostate cancer, according to an oncologist”, she tackles beliefs around how long treatment takes, what radiotherapy involves, and how these interventions affect quality of life. The focus is on false assumptions that cause fear or delay in seeking care, such as the idea that prostate cancer treatment always means prolonged, debilitating therapy or an inevitable loss of sexual function. She replaces these myths with clear, step‑by‑step descriptions of current options, outcomes and side‑effects, showing how advances in oncology have changed what a diagnosis means for many men today.
Explaining radiotherapy, side‑effects and sex in plain language
A defining feature of her writing is the way she brings sensitive, often private concerns into direct, accessible prose. She addresses radiotherapy not only as a technical treatment but as an experience that touches intimacy, confidence and relationships, including its implications for sex life. Clinical detail is translated into everyday terms so that non‑specialist readers can understand what will happen to their bodies, how symptoms are managed, and what support is available during and after treatment. The result is a style that is frank about risks and side‑effects but equally attentive to reassurance, focusing on what patients can expect rather than on abstract statistics.
Bridging specialist oncology and consumer health coverage
Her prostate cancer work is positioned within multiple Telegraph health verticals, appearing under dedicated cancer and prostate cancer topic pages as well as wider health and fitness coverage. This placement reflects a dual aim: to serve readers actively searching for cancer information and those engaging with general health content who may not yet recognise their own risk. She writes as an active clinician rather than a generalist health reporter, using her clinical role to anchor explanations of diagnosis, treatment pathways and long‑term management. Across this coverage, her distinguishing focus is the translation of specialist oncology knowledge into patient‑facing guidance that answers the practical questions men have about treatment, prognosis and life after prostate cancer.
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Alexandra Thompson
Alexandra Thompson is an assistant news editor focused on health who treats health claims as hypotheses to be tested rather than messages to be repeated. She works at New Scientist, combining editing with frontline reporting on ageing brains, cognitive health, chronic illness, contested treatments and infectious disease. Her beat centres on how neuroscience and psychology intersect with everyday health choices and on how scientific findings translate into real-world outcomes for people living with illness. She examines lifestyle advice, rehabilitation programmes and outbreak guidance against current evidence, clarifying risk without overstating it and giving space to controversy without sensationalising it. Alongside written news she appears in audio and video formats, bringing the same clear, news-driven approach to live discussions and helping shape the daily health agenda while keeping a tight focus on evidence and impact.
Alice Wilkinson
Alice Wilkinson investigates how everyday habits, products and routines shape sleep and long-term wellbeing, using test-driven health features to separate hype from real benefit. She holds a senior role on The Telegraph’s health features team, writing and shaping consumer-focused coverage that blends personal trial with clear expert evidence. Her core beat is sleep as a practical, solvable part of daily life, from detailed comparisons of magnesium supplements to service pieces on how sleeping position affects health over time. She treats supplements as a crowded, over-claimed market that demands careful testing and clear-eyed reporting. Alongside long-form features she writes weekly health desk dispatches on sleep, stress and concentration. Across her work she combines substantial self-testing, specialist insight and plain, unfussy prose to give readers measurable, realistic changes they can make.
Ally Head
Ally Head connects performance-focused fitness reporting with women’s health, sustainability and relationships, using her own endurance training and health history to stress-test trends against expert guidance. She is Senior Health, Sustainability and Relationships Editor at Marie Claire UK, where she shapes the health agenda across training, wellbeing and conscious living and writes and commissions news, topical features and SEO-led long-form pieces. A ten-time marathoner and Boston-qualifying runner, she focuses on structured, realistic training plans, strength and conditioning for women who run, and performance longevity. Her women’s health work centres on hormones, chronic conditions and fact versus fiction wellness claims. She also covers sustainability as conscious living and relationships, mental resilience and lifestyle features, favouring plain language, lived experience, specialist commentary and clear, repeatable routines. She has previously produced similar content for Women’s Health, Stylist, Glamour and Grazia.