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What Is PrEP? Everything You Need To Know, and The New HIV Prevention Jab Changing The Game
Every year in the UK thousands of people are diagnosed with HIV, despite major advances in prevention and treatment. In 2024 there were around 3,043 new HIV diagnoses across the UK, representing a 4% drop from the year before. Yet even with this progress, nearly 42% of diagnoses in England were made at a late stage* of infection – when…
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Top 10 Things Most People Don’t Know About The Menopause (But That Everyone Should!)
Today we celebrate International Menopause Day – a day to bring compassion, awareness, and understanding to an experience that shapes the lives of all women in some way. This year’s theme focuses on menopause in the workplace – an important reminder that supporting women through this transition helps create healthier, fairer, and more inclusive work environments. If…
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Why Healthcare Needs “Black Box” Thinking: Lessons on Failure and Accountability from a Veteran Pilot
In both aviation and medicine, mistakes can cost lives. Yet while the aviation industry has spent decades learning how to learn from failure, healthcare still often fears it. I sat down with my dad, Chris Tomlinson – a veteran pilot with more than 25 years experience in the RAF and civilian aviation, to talk about…
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Type 2 Diabetes: A Doctor’s Guide
From diet and exercise to stress management and medication, this guide shows how small, consistent changes can help you take control of and live well with type 2 diabetes.
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Jess’ Rule: The Change in GP Care That Could Save Young Lives
20 GP visits. No answers. With cancer rates rising in young people, Jess’ Rule is a wake-up call for patients and GPs alike: never dismiss persistent symptoms as ‘nothing.’
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Biohacking: The Human Obsession with Optimisation
Biohacking. I’d heard the term once or twice in medical school, though it never held much weight for me at the time. That changed on a flight home from holiday last year when I got talking to a man who swore by it. He asked me, as a doctor, what I thought of biohacking. Embarrassingly, I…
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The £50,000+ A Year Care Bill: The Hidden Cost of Growing Old
In the UK, healthcare is free at the point of use. Yet families face bills of over £1,000 per week for standard nursing care. That’s more than £50,000 a year, and many households are unprepared. QUESTION: Why is this the case if healthcare is free? ANSWER: Because it’s healthcare that’s free. Social care isn’t. And though local…
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Accessing ADHD Care: Private vs NHS Options Explained
It is a known fact that waiting times for ADHD assessments in the UK vary greatly. According to ADHD UK’s 2023 report, children may wait 5 weeks to 5 years. Adults may wait 12 weeks to over 10 years. With waits this long, many people turn to private assessments. These typically cost several hundred pounds,…
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Prostate Cancer Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore And More: A Men’s Health Guide
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, affecting 1 in 6-8 men. Every year, more than 47,000 people are diagnosed, and around 12,000 die from the disease – that’s more than 1 every hour. Despite these numbers, awareness is still surprisingly low, with many people not knowing what the prostate…
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Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Methods Explained
Let’s talk about contraception: an essential part of reproductive health that can often feel overwhelming when there are lots of options available. How are you supposed to know what’s best for you? While many contraceptive methods rely on hormones, there are times when avoiding them is preferred or necessary. Whether you’ve experienced side effects, have…
The Health and Healing Narrative 