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SGLT2 inhibitors for Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

SGLT2 inhibitors for Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction   image
Dr Nick Jones
6th October 2022

The rise and rise of the SGLT2 inhibitors over the past few years has been so jaw-dropping that a recent editorial in the European Heart Journal even compared their development to that of ‘aspirin, penicillin,...

Panic disorder – do the drugs work?

Panic disorder – do the drugs work? image
Dr Simon Curtis
29th September 2022

Mike is on the phone. He has suffered from panic attacks all his life, but over the last few months they have become much more common. They are recurrent, can be unexpected and the fear that they will...

Hot Topics GP Update Autumn Preview 2022

Hot Topics GP Update Autumn Preview 2022 image
Dr Simon Curtis
15th September 2022

Have you been too busy this year to keep up with the journals and guidelines? Do you want to practise up to date, evidence-based medicine? Do you want to be inspired thinking about the interface of patient...

A bit more Muscle to the debate on statin side effects

A bit more Muscle to the debate on statin side effects image
Dr Rob Walker
8th September 2022

Much like the grey figure of John Major from Spitting Image, the topic of muscle side effects and statins may seem both inherently boring and very ‘old news’. So when I was forwarded the latest Lancet...

Hot weather, older people, antihypertensives and low potassium

Hot weather, older people, antihypertensives and low potassium image
Dr Simon Curtis
18th August 2022

Like you, I’ve sweated through a few duty doctor sessions during the latest heatwave. I’ve received some ‘frank and honest’ feedback from my colleagues that scrubs plus shorts is not a good look, but hey...

It's not about the Serotonin

It's not about the Serotonin image
Dr Neal Tucker
4th August 2022

“So, it’s about serotonin. Low levels cause depression and these medications help to restore serotonin to it’s normal level.”