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Who’s in need of a (bisphosphonate) holiday?

Who’s in need of a (bisphosphonate) holiday? image
Dr Rob Walker
24th June 2021

Hands up, who needs a holiday? (Me! Me!). It’s been an exhausting 6 months in General Practice, and many of us will be eyeing up July and August with a sense of relief that a well earned holiday is not...

Doctor, can you prescribe a specific brand of thyroxine for me?

Doctor, can you prescribe a specific brand of thyroxine for me? image
Dr Simon Curtis
17th June 2021

In the middle of a busy day yesterday, I had a call from Mrs A who reported that when her local pharmacy had dispensed a new brand of her levothyroxine she had experienced a recurrence of her symptoms...

Diabetes in older people: Caution, hypoglycaemia risk ahead

Diabetes in older people: Caution, hypoglycaemia risk ahead image
Dr Rob Walker
10th June 2021

As Simon discussed in our blog last week, there has been real concern that one of the many groups impacted (both directly and indirectly) as a result of the pandemic are those with diabetes. Inevitably...

Diabetes, the Covid Cinderella

Diabetes, the Covid Cinderella image
Dr Simon Curtis
3rd June 2021

You take a call tomorrow from Mr Ali. He is 68 and has type 2 diabetes. He is calling about recent onset heel pain and has what sounds like plantar fasciitis. You give appropriate advice, signpost self-help...

Conjunctivitis in the under 2s: Eyeing up a problem with chloramphenicol

Conjunctivitis in the under 2s: Eyeing up a problem with chloramphenicol image
Dr Rob Walker
27th May 2021

It would be fair to say that eyes are generally not my thing. Watching clamped eyes being operated on makes me squeamish and removing corneal foreign bodies with the help of a 21 gauge needle and a slit...

Atrial fibrillation: are we losing touch with the diagnosis?

Atrial fibrillation: are we losing touch with the diagnosis? image
Dr Simon Curtis
6th May 2021

As every GP knows, we are life-saving superheroes. We put on our superhero capes every day, we fly to work (Is it a bird? Is it a plane?) and we save lives. Between us, we save literally thousands of lives...

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