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Insomnia – do the drugs work?
Dr Neal Tucker
9th July 2025
Phil is 75 and can’t sleep. Or rather he does sleep, just not enough. He doesn’t have chronic pain, depression or acute stress. He doesn’t have arthritis, obstructive sleep apnoea or heart failure. He...
Feeling hot and bothered?
Dr Zoe Norris
2nd July 2025
I’m writing this just after the hottest day of the year so far, when it’s still a positively chilly 24 degrees outside (!) My heat related stress was exacerbated when every news outlet was advising patients...
Staying safe from suicide- beyond risk prediction
Dr Laura Darby
26th June 2025
NHS England have produced new best practice guidance called ‘Staying safe from suicide’.
Brain tumour link with the POP – really??
Dr Laura Darby
18th June 2025
The mainstream media is awash with news of new research showing a ‘deadly’ brain tumour is linked to the mini pill. So, what is the evidence behind the hysteria?
Give death and dying a little ReSPECT
Dr Rob Walker
11th June 2025
On Monday morning I saw ‘Bill’. He was pretty fed up. Ex-military, 85 years old and getting increasingly frail with a number of significant health problems, notably heart failure. In days gone by he was...
‘Doctor, I’m on Mounjaro – will it interfere with my HRT?’
Dr Philippa Davies
4th June 2025
Incretin-based therapies like semaglutide and tirzepatide have taken the world by storm - splashed across headlines, hailed as game-changers, and now likely being discussed over brunch. But beneath the...
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