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Feeling hot and bothered?

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Dr Zoe Norris
2nd July 2025

I’m writing this just after the hottest day of the year so far, when it’s still a positively chilly 24 degrees outside (!) My heat related stress was exacerbated when every news outlet was advising patients...

Staying safe from suicide- beyond risk prediction

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Dr Laura Darby
26th June 2025

NHS England have produced new best practice guidance called ‘Staying safe from suicide’.

Brain tumour link with the POP – really??

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Dr Laura Darby
18th June 2025

The mainstream media is awash with news of new research showing a ‘deadly’ brain tumour is linked to the mini pill. So, what is the evidence behind the hysteria? 

Give death and dying a little ReSPECT

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Dr Rob Walker
11th June 2025

On Monday morning I saw ‘Bill’. He was pretty fed up. Ex-military, 85 years old and getting increasingly frail with a number of significant health problems, notably heart failure. In days gone by he was...

‘Doctor, I’m on Mounjaro – will it interfere with my HRT?’

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Dr Philippa Davies
4th June 2025

Incretin-based therapies like semaglutide and tirzepatide have taken the world by storm - splashed across headlines, hailed as game-changers, and now likely being discussed over brunch. But beneath the...

Bacterial Vaginosis - Sex Matters

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Dr Neal Tucker
27th May 2025

Some pieces of research completely change the way we think about a condition; some also completely change the way we manage a condition.