Pharmacies play a vital role
Community pharmacies play a vital role in keeping local communities healthy, and for some people, the local pharmacy will be…
Pharmacy/Drugs
A spotlight on neglected hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day, Dr Philippa Matthews, a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, puts the spotlight on neglected viruses including…
Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal
Worldwide health authorities are being urged to rethink official guidance around vitamin D following the publication of a ground breaking…
EU plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat that is responsible for 25,000 deaths and a loss of €1.5 billion in the…
A complete healthcare systems failure
Last week I delivered a keynote lecture at the Public Health Collaboration annual conference in Manchester where I explained to an…
Homeopathy in general practice
As a GP who uses homeopathy in clinical practice I’m often asked when and for what do I prescribe homeopathic…
The expanding scope of botulinum toxin
The scope of therapeutic applications of botulinum toxin has expanded far beyond the treatment of frown lines and crow's feet. Thirty…
Would you know how to use an EpiPen?
Would you know how to use an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) if someone collapsed with a severe allergic reaction? The recent…
Mental health no longer taboo
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four…
City life increases risk of psychosis
City life may substantially increase a young person's risk of having psychosis, including hearing voices and feeling extremely paranoid, according to a…