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Domestic abuse in healthcare professionals: would you ask Rebecca?

Domestic abuse in healthcare professionals: would you ask Rebecca? image
Natalie Kempshall
6th May 2026

Rebecca is 34, and a GP within your ICB. You know her as a distant colleague, but she is also your patient and she presents with shoulder pain, clearly slightly self-conscious about attending. As you examine...

Dopamine agonists for restless legs syndrome? There may be trouble ahead

Dopamine agonists for restless legs syndrome? There may be trouble ahead image
Rob Walker
29th April 2026

Ben is a self-employed plumber in his mid-forties and comes in to see you with his wife, Emma. The atmosphere is a bit frosty. The triage booking note just says ‘personal’. Note to brain to tread carefully...

Alzheimer’s ‘wonder drugs’: from hope to hype to a sobering reality

Alzheimer’s ‘wonder drugs’: from hope to hype to a sobering reality image
Dr Simon Curtis
22nd April 2026

Paul comes to see you with his 75 year old wife Betty. Betty has early Alzheimer’s Disease, and Paul is doing a wonderful job as her carer. He has read about the new “wonder drugs” and asks, quite reasonably,...

What’s in a cough? PBB…?

What’s in a cough? PBB…? image
Dr Neal Tucker
14th April 2026

Picture a 5 year old boy sitting in your consultation room. He looks entirely well. Examination is entirely normal. His father is asking for antibiotics. 

Planning ahead: hypothyroidism and pregnancy

Planning ahead: hypothyroidism and pregnancy image
Dr Laura Darby
8th April 2026

Rachel is a 32-year-old lady who presents feeling more fatigued than normal. She is most concerned about the possibility of anaemia. She reports her periods are generally heavy, she follows a plant-based...

Am I a mug not understanding MGUS?

Am I a mug not understanding MGUS? image
Rob Walker
2nd April 2026

Barbara turned 80 a couple of months back, and is in to see you about some blood test results. ‘The last doctor I saw was worried I might have bone cancer - have I?’. Quick review of the results.…IgG paraprotein...

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