Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “Headache and migraine are very common. Many people will have tried over the counter and prescription medication to relieve symptoms and the research below gives a good indication as to the most effective medication, with the [...]

Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “I’ve included two different but related pieces of information on this recent research below. Fatigue is a significant symptom with so-called long Covid. There are probably different pathways involved, but the research has flagged up that [...]

Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “Some patients think private healthcare is “expensive” as the NHS provides everything for “free” so it’s good to know that they are putting a price on the rollout of the so-called “soup and shake diet” for [...]

Scientists found that zebrafish produced fewer eggs and less sperm if they went without food. Eleanor Haywood The Times Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “Time Restricted Fasting (or Time Restricted Eating, it depends on how you look at it) is quite [...]

Medscape Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “Following on from my recent blog about low bone density and its association with cognitive decline, here is more research, linking the consumption of carbohydrates, especially those with a high glycaemic [...]

As recent research links low bone density to a decline in brain function, it’s important to know what to do to minimise this risk and to keep your bones healthy. Peta Bea The Times Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “Most people [...]

Medscape Sue Hughes Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: With NICE having just approved Semaglutide for weight loss (Semaglutide binds to, and activates the GLP 1 glucagon like peptide 1, receptor to increase insulin secretion, suppress glucagon secretion, and slow, gastric emptying) [...]

Medscape Heidi Splete Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: The vast majority of acute low back pain will be categorised as mechanical, a combination of muscle and joint dysfunction. That means there is unlikely to be any underlying disease process, provoking the [...]

FDA Approves First Biologic Treatment for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Medscape Lucy Hicks Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: There are various diagnostic categories that fall under the heading of rheumatology (inflammatory joint and soft tissue disease) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is relatively common.  [...]

Francesca steel suffered fatigue and flu symptoms for a year after she had coronavirus. Now she’s taken a new private blood test, what would her diagnosis be? The Times Gerry Gajadharsingh writes: “The Office for National Statistics says that [...]