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Gender Dysphoria

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Dr Siobhan Becker
24th August 2023

What is your opinion about giving puberty blockers to a 12 year old? What is your view about gender neutral loos in school? Should a trans female athlete be allowed to compete in women’s events? What do...

Microbiotoxicity

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Dr Laura Darby
16th August 2023

Interest in the role of the gut microbiome in general health and wellbeing has been growing exponentially in the last few years. People are increasingly invested in how their diet could impact on their...

Muscle aches and statin intolerance – when is a raised CK actually OK?

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Dr Rachel Brettell
26th July 2023

A few weekends ago, my kids dragged me to a high ropes course and of course, laughed hysterically at my squeals, trembling legs and acute onset acrophobia. The next morning, let's just say I knew a thing...

Inclisiran: A New Hope, or Too Much Hype?

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Dr Rob Walker
19th July 2023

Back in October 2021 NICE took everyone by surprise when they recommended a novel lipid lowering drug inclisiran for use in primary care NICE TA733 Oct 2021. The response to this from primary care was,...

NB Blog - NSAIDS and anticoagulants - What are the risks?

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Dr Rob Walker
5th July 2023

I think it’s fair to say none of us would think prescribing oral NSAIDS with an oral anticoagulant (OAC) is a particularly good idea. Inherently we suspect this combination of drugs will increase bleeding...