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Headache post AZ vaccine. How do we spot cerebral venous thrombosis?
Dr Simon Curtis
8th April 2021
Whilst debate continues to revolve around the association between the Covid-19 AZ vaccine and rare but serious thromboembolic events including cerebral venous thrombosis, patients have been advised by...
Getting STOIC on COVID
Dr Neal Tucker
1st April 2021
What if there was a miracle treatment for early COVID? It reduces your risk of hospitalization by 90% and helps prevent long covid. What if we in general practice could readily prescribe this treatment...
Piano lessons, and 5 ways to Wellbeing with Hot Topics delegates
Dr Simon Curtis
24th March 2021
One of the highlights of my week is my piano lesson, now by zoom of course, with my teacher John. I took up piano at the age of 55, never having had a music lesson in my life. Despite being what I am sure...
GLP-1 analogues for obesity?
Dr Laura Darby
17th March 2021
Obesity, we can all agree, is a vitally important issue underpinning many causes of mobility and mortality. The risks have come into sharp focus during the present pandemic. But do you ever feel frustrated...
Prescribing cascades and a chance for a bit of de-prescribing
Dr Rob Walker
10th March 2021
Sylvia is a pretty fit 83-year-old who has a remote consultation with you. She is getting puffy feet and ankles, and she is fed up with it. She’s put up with it for 6 months without calling, as she knew...
Antibiotic prescribing in acne - can we all do our little bit to reduce antibiotic resistance?
Dr Rob Walker
3rd March 2021
There have been so many challenges to ‘best practice’ during the COVID pandemic, it sometimes feels a bit overwhelming knowing where we can start to re-engage with important areas of individual and public...