Viewpoint: We need more GPs if we are to provide more face-to-face care

GP practices are facing rising levels of abuse from patients and the media, but the truth is we are doing the best that we can in very difficult circumstances, says Dr Adeola Oginni I had a recent consultation as a patient and as I was about…

Ovulation Pain

A friend asked me to talk about ovulation pain and my first impression was that this is a normal occurrence in females and I didn’t want to imply it is an abnormal medical condition by discussing it. On further reflection however I realise…

Skin Talk: It’s Summer Time, Lots of Sun and Lots of Fun

I have heard several times that dark skinned people feel they are protected from skin cancer and are such would not bother to use sun cream or hats or protect their skin in whatever form from the sun. Whilst it is true that the melanin present…
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Teenage Health and Wellbeing: Acne

What is Acne? Acne (also called spots or pimples) is a common condition, particularly in teenagers. It can also occasionally affect middle-aged people. Acne can cause black spots (blackheads), white spots (whiteheads or red spots (papules),or…

Menopause Matters

Premature or early menopause can occur at any age, and in many cases there is no clear cause, and it can run in some families. There could be underlying causes such as Smoking, surgery to remove the ovaries due to cancer or other diseases, some cancer treatment eg chemotherapy or radiotherapy, due to underlying Genetic condition such as Down Syndrome , Autoimmune conditions such as Addison’s disease (A form of hormonal deficiency ).

COVID-19 Vaccines Facts & Fiction

We began the New Year with a bright hope that we have a good chance of controlling this dreadful virus called COVID-19. The vaccine is the best shot we have at this uphill task. However some challenges heralded the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

The reports of suicide in the news in recent months has brought my attention back to mental health problems and I picked OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) as one o f the common but less well publicised mental health problems which is associated…

The Pandemic & The Covid Vaccine

The Antonine Plague of the 2nd Century, described as similar to smallpox, may have killed as much as ten percent of the Roman population over a 23-year period in the late second century of 165 to 180 AD.