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To DRE or not to DRE, that is the question

To DRE or not to DRE, that is the question image
Dr Rob Walker
17th July 2025

Why won’t men go to the doctor? ‘We’re worried they’re going to poke a finger up our bum hole.’ (Caitlin Moran, What about Men?)

Insomnia – do the drugs work?

Insomnia – do the drugs work? image
Dr Neal Tucker
9th July 2025

Phil is 75 and can’t sleep. Or rather he does sleep, just not enough. He doesn’t have chronic pain, depression or acute stress. He doesn’t have arthritis, obstructive sleep apnoea or heart failure. He...

Feeling hot and bothered?

Feeling hot and bothered? image
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

Staying safe from suicide- beyond risk prediction image
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??

Brain tumour link with the POP – really?? image
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

Give death and dying a little ReSPECT image
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...

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