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Managing HIV in primary care

What is the role of primary care in the identification and treatment of people with HIV? Here are some practical tips for GPs CREDIT: This...

Six mouth cancer symptoms you should know about

According to recent research, mouth cancer cases have risen dramatically over the last decade – here are six symptoms to look out for CREDIT: This...
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Pollen food syndrome: What is it and what do we need to do about it?

What is PFS and what can GPs do to help those affected? Find out more about this surprisingly common condition here from Dr Rob Walker...
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Prostate cancer: diagnosis and treatment

What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and when should medical action be taken? CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally...
gp. nhs, general practice manager, cancer, prostate cancer

How does breastfeeding improve cognitive ability in children?

Analysis of almost 6,000 children has found that breastfeeding helps brain development for disadvantaged mothers’ babies CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article...
general practice, gp, nhs, breastfeeding

A doctor’s view on restless leg syndrome

Dr Paul Lambden discusses the causes, diagnosis and treatments for restless leg syndrome Restless leg syndrome is a common, uncontrollable urge to repeatedly move the...

Lactose intolerance symptoms, causes and treatments

A common digestive problem where the body is unable to digest a type of sugar mainly found in milk and dairy products CREDIT: This is...
lactose intolerence, gp, nhs, general practice, general practice manager

Long working hours and heart disease

Working longer hours is said to increase your risk of the deadly disease by 13% CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that...

Long COVID and why some people are travelling abroad for treatment

Madlen Davies reports on patients with long COVID who are travelling to private clinics across Europe for blood-filtering apheresis and anticoagulation drugs CREDIT: This is an...
coronavirus, covid, long covid, nhs, long term conditions, vaccine, travel, nhs, gp

Long COVID: where are we and how far have we come

Long COVID is a relatively new condition which we’re learning more about all the time   CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that...