Doctors and Staff

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (397+ words) On the necessity of distinguishing positive from negative incentives. We are taught to treat domestic “good intentions” as an …...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) We need better ways to get our patients the care they need, without unnecessary testing...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (670+ words) What chronic pain taught me about second opinions Let me tell you how bad my feet used to hurt. My feet didn’t ache. They filed …...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1098+ words) Advice from a pharmacy researcher who coaches patients to safely reduce redundant and risky medications September 25, 2026 By Gillian Rutherford When was the last time your doctor or pharmacist suggested that you consider stopping a medication? It doesn’t happen often enough,…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (320+ words) Beautiful skin, weight loss, toned muscles: online, peptides are often advertised as miracle cures with supposedly life-changing effects. Yet there is hardly any scientific evidence to support this. What are the risks associated with these injections? Peptide injections are booming…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1172+ words) To make the contrast meaningful, I want to walk through two separate medical situations, years apart, and let the difference in care speak for itself. Sometime around 2009 or 2010, I developed a deep, persistent chest cough that wouldn't let go. It…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (510+ words) The NHS is expanding the rule to all hospital A&E departments between now and 2028. You might remember the heartbreaking story of Martha Mills, who died aged 13 after developing sepsis following an injury sustained during a bike ride. Martha was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (624+ words) By EVE SIMMONS HEALTH EDITOR British patients who are unhappy with their care in A&E will now be granted an urgent second opinion, according to new rules. NHS chiefs have announced that Martha's Rule – which gives patients access to…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (956+ words) but controlled substances and long-term medication plans are often limited. Bring your current prescription bottle and medical history....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) The company plans to advance the licensed GLP-1/gastrin dual-agonist peptide portfolio from Zealand Pharma as a disease-modifying therapy to regenerate and protect endogenous beta-cell mass in patients with type 1 diabetes. Approximately 9.5 million people worldwide live with T1D, a number that…...