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Chickenpox exposure in pregnancy – avoid rash mistakes
Dr Rachel Brettell
16th March 2023
For most of us, when chickenpox strikes, it’s an itchy nuisance for the kids and a childcare headache for the grownups. But for pregnant women, as discussed here, it can result in life-threatening disease,...
Invasive Group A Strep – A Keeping it Simple Update
Drs Laura Darby & Simon Curtis
7th December 2022
With terrifying headlines reporting children dying from (iGAS) invasive Group A streptococcus it’s no surprise that parents are alarmed. A quick scrawl through the BBC news site reveals a series of articles...
Cognitive bias and the importance of safety netting
Dr Rob Walker
17th November 2022
Safety netting is something that is drummed into us at a very early stage in our medical careers. It’s a recommended part of a standard consultation, and one that we all got taught to do as GP trainees,...
Feeding a Fever
Dr Neal Tucker
21st July 2022
Thankfully the extreme temperatures seen around the UK and Europe this week have now eased off but many of our patients are still feeling hot – feverish in fact. Whether it’s covid, the common cold, UTI...
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