Patients Ozempic journeyOzempic
Are weight loss medications for health or thinness ? #MyOzempicjourney has gone viral on TikTok. People are calling Doctors surgeries to request Semaglutide(Ozempic) to get the same dramatic weight loss transformations they’ve seen online. Their are various benefits and potential harms of using weight loss medications. Benefits of weight loss medications: The developments of medications […]
Vertigo resolution with a novel tool
A web based system can help patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)diagnose and treat a recurrent bout of dizziness on their own, results of a randomized control trial have shown. BPPV is a vestibular disorder that is highly appropriate for telemedicine and digital therapies. The study was published online on January 17 in […]
FDA approves first in class drug for HIV with resistance
The medication lenacapavir for adults living with multi drug resistant HIV infection is approved by FDA. After the initial doses are completed orally and subcut the drug is administered via injection every 6 months. This offers patients a long awaited twice yearly option who have complex prior treatment histories. Lenacapavir is a capsid […]
Updates on Cold water Immersion -what to know- from the Arctic University of Norway
Immersion in cold water has a major impact on the body- Elevates the heart rate and has positive effects on brown adipose tissue Exposure to cold water or cold air appears to increase the production of the protein adiponectin which protects against insulin resistance Repeated cold water immersions increased insulin sensitivity Numerous health and wellness […]
An update on exercise and life expectancy
Raising your VO2Max is the best way to reduce your risk of early death. Simply moving up from the lowest conditioning category to a higher one will cut your risk of dying in any given year by as much as 60 % A 2022 study in the Lancet found that the protective effect from dying […]
Doctors and Patients Interrupting each other and the IMPACT thereof
In the last 50 years the model for Physician – Patient interaction has moved from physician led – paternalistic to a partnership (Collaboration btw patient and physician). Communication is Essential . Often patients and physicians interrupt each other – What are the implications ? Interruption Definition: An act that physically interrupts the flow of conversation […]
Vitamin B12 Deficiency -all you need to know
The incidence of b12 deficiency increases with age- affects 5 % of adults older than 65 Patients can present with neuropsychiatric abnormalities-patients can have cognitive defects due to degeneration of the dorsal and lateral columns of the spinal cord Diagnosis requires a blood test- levels less than 148 pmol/l are diagnostic of deficiency dietary history […]
mental health tools for leaders
Nano Tools for Leaders® — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly impact your success. Contributor: Adam Grant, Wharton management professor and author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. […]
The frontlines of a GP practise
Patients may tire of hearing more talk of COVID much is published in the media . My blog today focuses on up to date dealings of what it means to be a GP so patients can envision up coming health care visits in the coming year. The good news is that it’s not all doom […]
Urticaria
What brings people mostly to the surgery these days are hives or urticaria – these are wheals measuring 1mm to many centimetres and they itch and they occur in crops on the skin .The cause is a release of histamine from the cells in the skin . Infections in the body can cause urticaria such […]
