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Hot Topics GP Update Course Preview Autumn 2023

Dr Simon Curtis

7th September 2023

Have you been too busy to keep up with the journals and guidelines over the last year? Well, you can relax…we have done all the hard work for you! Ever since we started Hot Topics 25 years ago, our mission...

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Gender Dysphoria

Dr Siobhan Becker

24th August 2023

What is your opinion about giving puberty blockers to a 12 year old? What is your view about gender neutral loos in school? Should a trans female athlete be allowed to compete in women’s events? What do...

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Mental Health

Microbiotoxicity

Dr Laura Darby

16th August 2023

Interest in the role of the gut microbiome in general health and wellbeing has been growing exponentially in the last few years. People are increasingly invested in how their diet could impact on their...

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Muscle aches and statin intolerance – when is a raised CK actually OK?

Dr Rachel Brettell

26th July 2023

A few weekends ago, my kids dragged me to a high ropes course and of course, laughed hysterically at my squeals, trembling legs and acute onset acrophobia. The next morning, let's just say I knew a thing...

Abnormal Bloods

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Inclisiran: A New Hope, or Too Much Hype?

Dr Rob Walker

19th July 2023

Back in October 2021 NICE took everyone by surprise when they recommended a novel lipid lowering drug inclisiran for use in primary care NICE TA733 Oct 2021. The response to this from primary care was,...

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