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Ethnic Inequalities in Cancer Diagnosis – What’s Really Causing the Delays?

Ethnic Inequalities in Cancer Diagnosis – What’s Really Causing the Delays? image
Dr Zoe Norris
30th April 2025

As a profession when we look at improving cancer care and making earlier diagnoses, we tend to focus on either patient factors like lifestyle, occupation or genetics, or on tumour biology. The differences...

CKD The Sequel - The EMPA Strikes Back

CKD The Sequel - The EMPA Strikes Back image
Dr Rob Walker
23rd April 2025

You’re running late and trying to whip through the last few path results of the day before heading home. You see Ruth’s results from her annual IHD check including her U&E - eGFR 42, so you quickly check...

Resisting Blood Pressure Meds

Resisting Blood Pressure Meds image
Dr Neal Tucker
16th April 2025

Alpesh has high blood pressure. In fact, the 55 year old keeps having high blood pressure despite your best efforts over the past two years. He is already on triple antihypertensives. Does he need a fourth?...

Triptans and the risk of stroke or MI

Triptans and the risk of stroke or MI image
Dr Laura Darby
9th April 2025

Jenny is a 33-year-old lady presenting with acute migraine. She reports the classic aura, followed by disabling unilateral pounding headache. She has tried paracetamol and NSAIDS with limited effect. The...

GLP1 agonists and oral contraception

GLP1 agonists and oral contraception image
Dr Rob Walker
2nd April 2025

Christie comes in to see you for a review of her oral contraceptive. She looks different…Currently on the progesterone-only pill, as she’s never been keen on LARCs and her weight precluded the COCP, she...

Supporting patients to use online services in General practice – what does the research say?

Supporting patients to use online services in General practice – what does the research say? image
Dr Zoe Norris
26th March 2025

It can sometimes feel that working in general practice is a job of two halves. The first, is the clinical side. This is what we train for, pass our exams in and what we expected when we took our jobs....

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