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GMC stands by guidance urging GPs to prescribe hormones to trans patients

The GMC has defended its advice that GPs should prescribe hormone therapy to transgender patients in...

Metformin: may increase risk of low TSH levels (Photo: SPL)

Metformin may increase risk of thyroid problems

Metformin has been linked to an increased risk of low TSH levels in patients with hypothyroidism, po...

Finger prick: MPs want GPs to deliver all nine basic diabetes checks

Reform QOF to tackle 'depressingly poor' progress on diabetes, say MPs

GPs should be paid for completing all nine basic diabetes tests rather than individual ones, accordi...

QOF: incentives drove up care in affluent areas first

QOF widened health inequalities, study suggests

QOF initially widened health inequalities after its introduction in 2004, with people in deprived ar...

Pharmacists: audit suggests pharmacists could improve dose optimisation and patient adherence to therapy (Photograph: SPL)

Research backs greater pharmacist role in long-term conditions care

Pharmacists should be more involved in the long-term management of people with type 2 diabetes to im...

Shingles: affects a quarter of people at some point in their lifetime

DH blamed as UK-wide shingles jab is delayed

60,000 shingles vaccines are being made available to UK patients on private prescription only...

A new clinical area has been introduced for osteoporosis (Photograph: PROF. P. MOTTA/DEPT. OF ANATOMY/UNIVERSITY)

GPs face tougher QOF in new contract

GPs must achieve higher standards to earn the same QOF points after negotiators agreed to raise the ...

Fracture care needs urgent overhaul, says GPSI

GP commissioners must improve access to specialist osteoporosis clinics to tackle the growing burden...

Gene discovery presents osteoporosis therapy target

The discovery of a gene that regulates bone growth may provide a therapeutic target to prevent osteo...

MIMS bulletin to highlight musculoskeletal drug 'firsts'

The next issue of MIMS Spotlight will highlight major recent drug launches in the musculoskeletal fi...

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