Dr Patricia Macnair studied Medicine at the University of Bristol in England. After many years working as a GP and in a variety of hospital specialities, she is now also a medical journalist and broadcaster. Her work includes reporting/presenting for the BBC Radio Science unit (Radio 4 and World Service), writing as the health correspondent for BBC online health, and appearances as the medical expert on TV magazine programmes (Channel 5, London ITV and BBC1). She is the author of Everything You Need to Know About the Human Body. Marc Aspinall is an exciting illustrator who has created artworks for Orange, Time Out, Waitrose Kitchen, Easy Jet Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller and Wired Magazine.
