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Wellness Over 50
Private GP London: Wellness Over 50 Life Magazines May 2022 Dr Catrin Bevan, Private GP at The London General Practice discusses the importance of health screening as we get older. People in their 30s- 50s tend to be running around between work, home and family,...
Recognising a stroke
Recognising a strokeLife Magazines May 2022Dr Angela Rai, Private GP at The London General Practice discusses what to look out for if you are having a stroke. Recognising the signs of stroke varies from person to person however most symptoms fall into the F.A.S.T....
Summer health
Summer Health tips and Advice The Sun May 2022 Dr Stuart Sanders, GP at The London General Practice, discusses how to deal with bites and stings during the summer months. Whether home or abroad find out how you can avoid insect bites and stings as well as how to...
What is the Impact if some of a Population are Not Being Vaccinated on those Who are Vaccinated i.e. The Impact of Population Mixing Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Subpopulations on Infectious Disease Dynamics?
An interesting article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Fisman and others dated 25th April 2022 answers this question. The speed of vaccine development has been a singular achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic, although uptake has not been...
Does COVID 19 Vaccination Negatively Affect Cycle Stimulation Characteristics, Embryological Variables or Clinical Outcomes in IVF?
This is looked at in an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 22nd April 2022 by Jacobs and others. Women of reproductive age have been at the forefront of COVID 19 vaccine hesitancy, with sight concerns about the vaccine’s effects on...
Key allergy signs in babies
Key allergy signs in babies Daily Record May 2022 Dr Sanjay Mehta, GP at The London General Practice discusses some of the key signs of allergies in babies. He explains that allergies in babies and infants can often be difficult to identify, especially in younger...
Investigating the Psychiatric Sequelae of COVID-19
An insight article published in The Lancet psychiatry in May 2022 by Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry at Oxford University and Associate Head of Research, The Chair of Oxford Neuroscience Committee analyses this. The first analysis published in The Lancet...
Does Running Faster Defy the Body’s Natural Biology?
An interesting article published in Current Biology by Selinger and others on 28th April 2022 looks at this issue. They found that free living runners prefer a particular speed, largely independent of distance. They found that free living runners preferred speeds...
Can an Online Breathing and Wellbeing Programme for People with Persistent Symptoms Following COVID-19 Help Those with Breathlessness?
An interesting paper published in The Lancet by Philip and others 27th April 2022 looked into this issue. There are few evidence based interventions for long COVID, however, holistic approaches supporting recovery are advocated, this study assessed whether an online...
What is the Effectiveness of a Second Booster Dose Against Hospitalisation and Death from COVID-19 in Adults Aged Over 60?
A paper published in Nature by Arbel and others 25th April 2022 answers this question. The rapid emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a global resurgence of COVID-19 disease. Israeli authorities approved a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, the second...
