We often see patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO). Ongoing fever without an obvious source of infection is a diagnostic challenge
Back pain is one of the commonest causes of time off work and of consultations with General Practitioners. In particular patients with lower back pain, caused by abnormalities in the lumbar spine, are seen regularly in our clinics
Nearly half of online GPs are providing unsafe care for patients, the health watchdog has warned
We have seen a patient who presented with a painless ulcer in an unusual place on their body. Having referred them to see a dermatologist, we then ran routine STD tests and found a positive syphilis test, which explains the origin of this ulcer
SameDayDoctor in Central London has considerable expertise in contraceptive services. These include general contraceptive advice and standard progesterone-only and combined oral contraceptive medication. In addition our doctors can insert and remove hormone implants as well as inject depot contraceptives
A report in the Guardian newspaper highlighted that the number of adults and older teens with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled over the past 20 years, with 3.7 million people aged 17 or older now known to be living with the disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published advice on vaccines which include the reminder that vaccines a rigorously tested before administration to humans
An article in the British Medical Journal has confirmed that the location of ticks responsible for transmitting Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, has doubled in the years 2010 to 2016. In Greater London, 80% of the area has the Ixodes ricinus tick, and UK cases of Lyme disease increased from 867 in 2016 to 1171 in 2017
The SameDayDoctor walk in clinic in Manchester has agreed to provide travel vaccines at cost for a number of aid workers/volunteers travelling to the Open Arms Orphanage Project in Kenya
