Medical Observer Opinion

Where do your patients fall on this GP's treatment spectrum?

21st October 2019
I scribbled my signature on a pharmaceutical rep’s iPad last week for some samples of Jardiance, a diabetes drug that now…
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Pills
Medical Observer Opinion

As hard as it is for us GPs to admit, we aren't the real healers

17th October 2019
The Swedish word for physician is 'läkare', which literally means healer. That seems a lot more glamorous than the American…
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Healing
6Minutes News

CT scans advised for silicosis 'health crisis'

14th October 2019
CT scans should be the primary imaging modality for patients with suspected silicosis, under new guidelines from the Royal…
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stone bench
6Minutes News

Anxiety alert: beware the long handshake

11th October 2019
When meeting a new patient or colleague, it's best to keep handshakes to under three seconds to avoid setting off anxiety, a…
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Handshake
6Minutes News

1 in 5 UK doctors report sexual harassment

2nd October 2019
One in five UK doctors have been sexually harassed at work, with experiences ranging from patients asking for a date to…
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Sexual harassment
Specialist Updates Oncology

3 reasons breast cancer patients don't comply

27th September 2019
Almost all breast cancer patients follow their multidisciplinary cancer team’s treatment recommendations, but a small…
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Doctor with doubtful-looking patient
Medical Observer Opinion

These five cases highlight why we need to keep sight of the big picture

20th September 2019
We all know the saying about not being able to see the forest for the trees. That’s what I want to write about today. Case…
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Sight