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Health Risks at 40
Health Risks at 40 The Sun January 2022 As Kate celebrates her 40th birthday Dr Angela Rai speaks to The Sun about some of the health risks to look out for as we get older. As we enter out 40's Dr Rai advises the importance of paying more attention to both our...
Pick Me Up Magazine – Health Q & A
Health Q & A Pick Me Up Magazine January 2022 Dr Angela Rai, GP at The London General Practice answers a number of reader questions for Pick Me Up's December Health News. Dr Rai offers advice on a range of issues including HRT (Hormone replacement therapy), bowel...
Self Covid Testing: Make It Easier for Adults and Children
Self Covid Testing For Adults And Children Sustain Health December 2021Dr Paul Ettlinger speaks with Sustain Health online about self testing for Covid. As more and more of us are taking regular lateral flow tests at home Dr Ettlinger offers some tips and advice for...
Long Covid and Brain Fog
Long Covid and Brain Fog Daily Express December 2021 Dr Stuart Sanders, GP at the London General Practice speaks to the Daily Express Online about being hospitalised with a Covid infection in March 2020 and outlines some of the cognitive impact experienced as a result...
Covid Omicron Variant
New Omicron Covid VariantDaily Express November 2021Dr Paul Ettlinger, GP at The London General Practice, speaks to the Express Online about the emerging Coronavirus Variant Omicron. The identification of this new Covid variant has led to the re-introduction of Same...
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer Daily Express November 2021Dr Paul Ettlinger speaks to the Daily Express online about diagnosing Pancreatic cancer. Many of the signs and symptoms of Pancreatic cancer can manifest later and as a result can go undetected. These symptoms can range...
What are the Short Term and Long Term Effects of Post Acute Sequelae of SARS-Cov-2 Infection?
An interesting article by Goff and others published in the Journal of the American Medical Association October 2021 reviewed this issue. Short term and long term persistent post acute sequelae of COVID-19 have not been systematically evaluated....
Is it Safe to have the Influenza Vaccine at the Same Time as the COVID-19 Vaccine?
An article published in The Lancet by Toback and others on November 17, 2021 discusses this issue. The safety and immunogenicity profile of COVID-19 vaccines when administered concomitantly with seasonal influenza vaccines has not yet been reported....
Is Aspirin a Treatment for COVID-19?
Aspirin has been proposed as a treatment for COVID-19 on the basis of its antithrombotic properties. A study published in The Lancet by the RECOVERY trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aspirin in patients admitted to hospital with...
Bowel Cancer
The signs of Bowel Cancer Daily Express November 2021 Dr Angela Rai discusses one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. Speaking with the Daily Express Dr Rai discusses the benefits of early detection and treatment as well as some of the signs and symptoms to...
