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Pregnancy often serves as a catalyst for women to make positive health choices, highlighting the significance of targeting this actively engaged demographic (Thayer et al, 2020). Post-natal screening...
A combination of vaginal, vulval and / or urinary symptoms comes under the umbrella term – GSM (genitourinary syndrome of the menopause) but is historically termed vaginal atrophy (VA), and more...
This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines (Prisma, 2020). Our inclusion criteria comprised of peer reviewed systematic reviews, intervention studies (randomised controlled trials,...
Influenzae is caused by a member of the RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae family of which there are four types of seasonal influenza viruses: types A, B, C and D (Gov. UK, 2023). They are...
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a condition which affects the nasal mucosa and, in some cases, other organs including the eyes, palate, and lungs (Hossenbaccus et al 2020). The condition results from an...
Some patients with CNCP are treated with opioids amongst other adjuvant pharmacological therapies (BMA 2017, Appendix 1). However, it is commonly found that opioids are ineffective over time resulting...
Infections caused by Strep A typically come in waves and in previous years outbreaks have occurred around March to April (McKechnie 2022). However, in December 2022, there was a reported increase in...
The NICE quality standards cover priority areas in the management of osteoporosis in adults. (NICE 2017) The four quality statements will provide a framework for the remainder of this article:.
Endemicity and transmission patterns vary. Despite disruptions to prevention, diagnosis and treatment during the pandemic, countries largely averted further setbacks to malaria control with only...
The FSRH have produced a service standard for record keeping in sexual and reproductive healthcare consultations (FSRH, 2019a). It recommends clear documentation of clinical history, assessment,...
Technologies are available which now enable people with T1DM to quickly monitor and manage their blood glucose without frequent, painful, finger pricking (Leelarathna and Wilmot, 2018), providing...
Pain assessment should form part of the initial wound assessment, and there are many pain tools available. Nemeth et al (2003) reviewed the five most commonly used tools for measuring leg ulcer pain,...
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