Expert Articles

Menopause is everywhere. But is everyone being heard?

Menopause awareness is growing, but inequities in access, symptom burden and clinician confidence may leave some women unheard.

Metabolic Health Beyond BMI: What I Actually Measure in Primary Care

Dr Saira Bano explains why BMI is a starting point—not the whole assessment—and how waist-to-height ratio, HbA1c, blood pressure, lipids and cardiovascular risk help build a clearer metabolic picture in primary care.

Iatrogenic menopause is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality

Iatrogenic menopause is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, while menopause before 45 is associated with higher cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.

Beyond the 10-Minute Limit: 4 Actionable Lifestyle Medicine Interventions for Primary Care

Clinical trials in general practice: answering the safety question

Dr Fatima Tahir explains the safeguards that underpin clinical trials in general practice, from ethical review and informed consent to Good Clinical Practice and ongoing safety monitoring.

LatAm-FINGERS: Can lifestyle intervention help prevent dementia?

The Change We Forgot to Finish Talking About

This is a chance for women to get their mojo back.

How to Get Started in Research as a Primary Care Professional in the UK

Semaglutide for secondary cardiovascular prevention: An update that may have gone unnoticed – what NICE TA1152 means for primary care

NICE TA1152 establishes semaglutide 2.4 mg as a secondary cardiovascular-prevention treatment for adults with established cardiovascular disease and a BMI of at least 27 kg/m². Niraj Lakhani considers what this means for primary care.

FIVE questions to ask before you switch to ambient AI

Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference

CKD is common, but progression is not inevitable.

Primary Care Research: From an Optional Extra to an Essential Part of Modern General Practice

Almost 90% of NHS patient contacts happen in primary care, yet most research still happens somewhere else. Dr Fatima Tahir on why that gap matters, and what practices stand to gain from closing it.

Triglyceride-associated cardiovascular risk: Leaving risk on the table

Despite excellent LDL-cholesterol management, 1 in 3 patients with established ASCVD will experience a recurrent event within three years. Elevated triglycerides represent a major — yet frequently overlooked — driver of residual cardiovascular risk. Moudy Khodadi, Advanced Pharmacist Lipid Clinic, explains the mechanism, the evidence, and what actually works.

One patient, three pains: a palliative care case study in opioid titration

This week, our expert insights will guide you through a case study from Jan Brassington’s webinar, ‘Managing Pain in Palliative Care.’ You can now watch it as an on-demand video on our CPD Webinars page!

Appraising the Longevity Supplement Stack with the Latest Evidence

Patients are arriving in clinic with curated supplement stacks, convinced that longevity science has delivered a shortcut to a longer, healthier life. The evidence tells a more sobering story.

From PCOS to PMOS: A Practical Update for GPs

PCOS has been officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) following international consensus in 2026. This expert update covers the new diagnostic criteria, holistic management approach, and what this means for primary care.

GLP-1 Prescribing Is Now a Minefield. Here's a Practical Route Through It

Three NICE pathways for the same class of drug, each with its own eligibility criteria, funding route, and stopping rule. Kashif Shakoor maps a practical route through the complexity.

Making sense of abnormal liver blood tests: a MASLD heuristic for primary care

Around one in five adults have abnormal liver blood results. However, in the BALLETS primary care group, only 2.5% had a specific liver disease.

Lipoprotein(a): The Overlooked Cardiovascular Risk Marker You Should Know About

Small Drop, Big Impact: Why Getting Blood Pressure to 120/80 Matters

Blood pressure management sits at the heart of cardiovascular prevention, yet many patients remain under-treated against optimal targets.

Sleep as a Vital Sign? Why Primary Care May Need to Rethink Its Approach

Primary care routinely measures blood pressure, BMI and smoking status; however, one of the strongest predictors of long-term health outcomes is often left unassessed - sleep.

The Peptide Pandemic

What UK primary care needs to understand about the grey market peptide trade

ADHD prescribing in primary care: what GPs need to know

Rising ADHD referrals means more GPs managing shared-care stimulant prescribing. This week's article is a GP guide to shared-care monitoring, red flags and drug interactions, with a free downloadable cheat sheet.

AI scribes and the changing shape of clinical documentation

Dr Frederick Reynolds, a GP using ambient scribes day-to-day, has written the kind of thoughtful, first-hand review these tools deserve.

LDL Elevation in Menopause - Interpreting Lipids in Primary Care

From raised LDL to a new non-hormonal drug class and the largest HRT safety study to date, this week is all menopause in primary care.