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Support: the solution to obesity
Zaytun Ratansi, health coach at non-profit Living Well, has 13 years’ experience helping patients to transform their lifestyles in the name of better health. In keep reading
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Why care during COVID must still be personal
Angela Coulter, freelance researcher, and Tessa Richards, senior editor, patient partnership BMJ, argue why, despite the challenges of the pandemic, patient and family involvement must keep reading
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Why has there been a drop in the diagnosis of common health conditions?
According to research published in The Lancet Public Health, there has been a significant reduction in the rate of initial diagnoses of many common physical keep reading
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The impact of COVID-19 on suicide rates
Why suicide prevention must be prioritised whilst a clearer picture behind rates is analysed CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally keep reading
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Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, attention was diverted away from primary care’s key roles in early detection of disease and management of long keep reading
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Stopping misinformation about COVID and antibiotics
Assistant Professor Mehreen Arshad, Syed Faisal Mahmood, head of infectious diseases, Mishal Khan, associate professor of health policy and systems research and Professor Rumina Hasan keep reading
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Why Hippocrates?
Dr Paul Lambden explores the topic of why, in the days of digital technology, video consultations, a huge pharmacopoeia and vast medical knowledge, it is keep reading
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Asbestos in the practice
Almost 90% of trusts have hospitals with asbestos in them, a freedom of information investigation by the BBC has found. This silent killer was an keep reading
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Pandemic threatens primary care for long term conditions
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, attention was diverted away from primary care’s key roles in early detection of disease and management of long keep reading
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Suicide risk assessment and management
GPs have a vital role in identifying and supporting patients with severe depression or other mental health problems, assessing suicide risk and initiating treatment and keep reading