Vitamin D - do you need it for your heart?
Vitamin D supplementation does not provide cardiovascular protection Blood measurements in the population at large have suggested that...


Keep Yourself Healthy during Coronavirus
As England has National Restrictions on Movment and new variant Coronavirus is circulating more freely in the community Dr Kelly and Dr...


Parkinson's Disease - information for patients, carers and doctors
The classical features of Parkinson’s disease are usually straightforward to spot: Resting Tremor Muscular rigidity Paucity of movement...
Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Attacks, Stroke and Heart Failure - How Can I Reduce My Risk?
These are busy days for studies about diabetes and metabolism; more and more people are overweight or obese in the developed world, (and...
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
This post is about the use of iron infusions in those with severe fatigue having lost blood during childbirth.


Cholesterol and Lipids - What's new? PCSK9 inhibitors
Endocrinologist Dr Philip Kelly of LondonSwissMedical discusses therapy for lipid disorders including new treatments to keep the risk of car


Heavy periods - menorrhagia, what can I do about them?
Dr Philip Kelly discusses the options for patients with heavy periods, including simple non-hormonal options, hormonal treatment, interventi


Pulmonary Embolism & Chronic Thromboembolic Hypertension
PE, who gets it and what can we do about it? What to do if chronic breathlessness develops and chronic pulmonary thromboembolic hypertension


Bacterial Meningitis in Adults
Suspected acute bacterial meningitis in adults remains a huge challenge for clinical staff who have to make the most difficult decisions qui


My Clinical Training in Essex and London as a House Officer
Working with the very best physicians, Michael Besser, Ashley Grossman, Rupert Vessey, Paul Jenkins, John Monson at The Royal London Hospita