End of Lockdown, drinking & Hangovers Dr Sanjay Mehta of The London General Practice features in the press discussing hangovers. The reopening of pubs, bars and restaurants has led to an increase in drinking and therefore hangovers! Why do we get hangovers? What...
BBC news explored this virus. What is the Indian Coronavirus Variant? Viruses mutate all the time and produce different versions or variants of themselves. Most of these mutations are insignificant and some make the viruses even less dangerous, but others can...
An interesting article published by Fauville and others from Stanford University looked at this intriguing question. There is little data on “Zoom fatigue”, the exhaustion that follows video conferencing mechanisms. The researchers tested associations...
Swift coverage with COVID-19 mRNA vaccination has been shown to rapidly control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in long term care facilities. An interesting preprint published by Salazar and others in MedRxiv reviewed the early effect of administration of the...
Blood Clots & The Contraceptive Pill Marie Claire April 2021 Dr Paul Ettlinger of The London General Practice speaks with Marie Claire about blood clots, the contraceptive pill and the associated risks of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). View Marie Claire...
A study published by Tsang and others in The Lancet April 12th 2021 looked carefully into this important issue. They argued that the comparative performance of different clinical sampling methods for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR among populations...
