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22/11/2025

RECENT UPDATES🚨
FDA approves nerandomilast for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults

Find out more on our topic: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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21/11/2025

?🔎 The risk factors in this history are certainly 'cerv-ing' up a major clue 🕵️‍♀️

Head over to 🔗 https://bit.ly/43ZoHk8 to see the answer!

20/11/2025

PODCAST 🎧
Mumps used to be a common childhood disease. Then it became less common due to vaccination. But now, unfortunately, it is becoming more common again.

Learn more about this condition with Dr Kristine Macartney, Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Australia.

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19/11/2025

This week is ! 🦠💊
is when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and/or parasites learn to defend themselves against medicine, making them difficult to treat.
🚨 This year's theme is: Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future! World Health Organization (WHO) UN Environment Programme NHS England

17/11/2025

Today is 📆! HPV vaccines, screening, and treatment services need to be widely accessible for women everywhere! Find out more about and its global impact at 🔗 https://bit.ly/43ZoHk8 World Health Organization (WHO) UICC - Union for International Cancer Control Global Initiative Against HPV & Cervical Cancer

14/11/2025

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A 13yo black girl is seen by her general practitioner for a routine well-child check.
She has obesity (body mass index >95%) and on examination she is found to have acanthosis nigricans on her neck and axilla, and a yeast infection in between skin folds.
Urinalysis: significant glycosuria. Protein and ketones are both negative.
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12/11/2025

The diagnosis of sexual abuse and sexual assault is complex and has major ramifications; it is therefore important to follow diagnostic guidelines

In many countries specific sexual assault centres have been developed, with specially trained staff and facilities, so that excellent care can be provided with dignity and safety

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10/11/2025

The clinical presentation of acute epididymitis is typically of unilateral pain and swelling of the sc***um.
Goals of treatment are:
🔹Symptomatic relief
🔹Eradication of infection if present
🔹Prevention of transmission to others (sexually transmitted epididymitis)
🔹Prevention of potential complications (eg abscess formation, infertility, or chronic pain/epididymitis).
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08/11/2025

PODCAST 🎧

Pertussis or whooping cough is an acute infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. It is highly contagious, highly serious, and highly preventable.

Learn more about this condition with Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group and Ashall Professor of Infection and Immunity in Oxford.

https://bit.ly/47rtNdV

07/11/2025

Acute heart failure happens when the heart suddenly struggles to pump blood effectively. It can develop quickly or worsen existing heart problems and requires urgent evaluation and treatment.

Heart failure is more common in men, particularly those with cardiovascular risk factors.

⚠️ Watch for key signs and symptoms:
➡️ Breathlessness
➡️ Swelling in the ankles
➡️ Fatigue or reduced exercise tolerance
➡️ Nocturnal cough.

Immediate assessment is critical, including ECG, echocardiography, chest X-ray, and blood tests like NT-proBNP. Treatment depends on the patient’s condition and may involve diuretics, vasodilators, or other medications to stabilise heart function.

Learn more about the diagnosis & treatment of acute heart failure in BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/62

06/11/2025

Diagnose this patient?

A 78 year old woman asks you about the influenza vaccine. She has a past history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. She takes atenolol and is on a diet for her diabetes. She says that she had the influenza vaccine last year but still got the flu and so is not sure if it is worthwhile.

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05/11/2025

🩺 Prostate cancer awareness

Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the prostate, a small gland in men. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in the US and is most commonly diagnosed in men over 50, with the median age at diagnosis being 67.

Screening for prostate cancer often involves a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital re**al exam (DRE). If needed, a biopsy confirms the diagnosis.

Treatment depends on the stage and may involve careful monitoring or active treatment aimed at curing the disease.

Survival rates are high for cancer detected early: in the US, about 100% of men with local or regional prostate cancer survive 5 years, while survival for advanced cancer is lower, around 38% for distant-stage disease.

Early detection and regular check-ups are important. 💙

Learn more about prostate cancer in the BMJ Best Practice topic: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/254

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