Remote consultations may result in diagnosis, but they can come at a personal cost to the patient
The telephone call was to Abigail – in her mid-twenties, six weeks pregnant and with vaginal bleeding that had started…
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Vaping may be less harmful than smoking, but what are the long-term health risks?
I advise patients on a daily basis that one of the best things they can do for their health is…
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Personal Story: On the pleasures of lucid dreaming
Such dreams can provide a high as intense as psychedelics, and even deliver sexual gratification.
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To jab or not to jab? The way to combat the anti-vaxxers is through evidence not coercion
In 1998, the Lancet published controversial research by Andrew Wakefield that suggested a link between combined measles, mumps and rubella…
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Luciana Berger: mental health first aiders must be a legal requirement in every workplace
In 1974, the secretary of state for employment Michael Foot stood up in the House of Commons to speak in…
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A big problem for the NHS: reconciling local independence with central control
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are statutory bodies established under Andrew Lansley’s 2012 Health and Social Care Act. There are around…
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In the 1990s, doctors were told to give out opioids. Was it a good idea?
At clinic, I usually prescribe drugs that act on the cardiovascular system. When Jenny, a patient who had responded very…
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It was frightening to struggle with antidepressants, but now I know there is another way
Some use scissors. Others prefer a sharp knife. My own weapon of choice was a nail clipper. Over the six months…
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