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What is long COVID and do you have it? Around 10% of people have a slow recovery from COVID-19 infection that lasts longer than 3 weeks (UK COVID symptom study). Most people will recover within 12 weeks. People who do not recover within this time-frame may have Long COVID if their symptoms are not explained […]
Does vitamin D protect against COVID-19? Social media currently abounds with ‘useful’ information about medication and supplements that will protect you against COVID-19. Much of this is hearsay and downright wishful thinking. Prime example is President Trump taking hydroxychloroquine as preventative medicine. I hope he does not come into any mischief as have so many […]
Among the failures of the UK government in handling the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of testing. Successful countries starting testing right at the beginning of the crisis in combination with contact tracing. We might have been able to lessen the mountain of deaths had we done the same. Until now, there does not seem […]
Imagine this. You develop a cough and a fever and worry that you have COVID-19 infection. So you call your GP who asks you how high your temperature is. You do not have a thermometer in the house and cannot give a definite answer. You feel hot but do you actually have a fever? Your […]
DIY health As far as technology is concerned, medical practice is very much behind. In UK general practice, we have been using electronic medical records for more than 25 years. Comparatively, UK hospitals are yet to catch up and their medical records are still handwritten. Still, we can still do much to bring ourselves up […]
Nowadays, we’re all on lockdown. Maybe this will last another 2 weeks if we’re lucky. Howver, if you have possible COVID-19 symptoms, your stay at home has to be even more restricted. What does this mean in practice? Ideally, you should: – sleep alone – don’t share a bed, toothbrush, crockery, towels or food – […]
Through talking to patients all day, I have realised that many just do not realise the possible ways that COVID-19 can present. Their reactions to my advice are also highly variable from surprise to being advised to self-isolate to feeling insulted that they might actually have it! There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding by […]
Ooh, you’ve missed a bit! I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve washed my hands today. COVID-19 has got the World at their basins scrubbing away several times throughout the day. It’s the first thing that I taught my family when I learned about the seriousness of the pandemic. But are you handwashing well […]
How to boost your immunity
By Dr Amer Sheikh • March 22, 2020 • Comments Off on How to boost your immunity
The escalating problem of COVID-19 cases and deaths has focused our attention on how we can protect ourselves by improving our immunity. Of course, we should practice social-distancing and hand-washing as preventative measures. We should also self-isolate: the current guidance is for 7 days if you suspect you have the virus and 14 days for […]
It’s the fifth day of doing mostly telephone consultations. Thankfully, almost all patients are completely okay with it. It’s amazing what an experienced GP can do over the phone especially with the convenience of being able to issue electronic prescriptions directly to the pharmacy. However, some patients always need to be seen and we are […]
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