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Back to the nineties? Hormonal contraception and breast cancer

Back to the nineties? Hormonal contraception and breast cancer image
Dr Simon Curtis
30th March 2023

GPs of a ‘certain age’ remember well the panic after the Lancet paper in 1996 that showed a link between the combined pill and breast cancer. In combination with a health alert the year before linking...

Coming soon to you: Direct access imaging for suspected cancer…Maybe

Coming soon to you: Direct access imaging for suspected cancer…Maybe image
Dr Rob Walker
8th March 2023

How to improve timelines for cancer diagnosis has been a hot topic for years. The Long Term Plan (LTP) for cancer announced in 2019 boldly set out to increase the number of patients diagnosed with early...

Hot Topics GP Update Spring 2023 Course Preview

Hot Topics GP Update Spring 2023 Course Preview image
Dr Simon Curtis
16th February 2023

Hot Topics GP Update Spring Preview 2023

Sleep App Near?

Sleep App Near? image
Dr Andy Ward
9th February 2023

“NHS begins treating sleep apnoea with pioneering chest implant” - the headline caught my attention as I perused the Guardian website whilst eating my porridge. A techy solution for a common problem, now...

The rise of ‘Vitamin K’ (AKA Ketamine) misuse: what GPs need to know about going down the ‘K-hole’

The rise of ‘Vitamin K’ (AKA Ketamine) misuse: what GPs need to know about going down the ‘K-hole’ image
Dr Rob Walker
2nd February 2023

When I think about vitamin K my immediate reaction is ‘important micronutrient and crucial for reversing warfarin’. But this blog is about a very different type of vitamin K, namely ‘Vitamin K’ AKA Ketamine. ...

Pregabalin in pregnancy and congenital malformation risks

Pregabalin in pregnancy and congenital malformation risks image
Dr Rob Walker
26th January 2023

As we (hopefully) start to see reductions in the deluge of winter illness, I’m sure Practices will be desperately trying to get back to some of the crucial work we do for managing long term conditions,...

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