GPnotebook Podcast

Umbilical hernias are common in infancy but can also occur in adulthood. In this episode, Dr Kate Chesterman discusses how these hernias are likely to present in childhood. She covers the chances of spontaneous resolution and the indications for referral and surgery. She then compares this with the presentation and management of an umbilical hernia in an adult, again consider...

In this episode, Dr Roger Henderson focuses on nasopharyngeal carcinoma, an uncommon head and neck malignancy in many parts of the world, but one with distinctive epidemiology, biology and patterns of presentation. It has a strong association with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), occurs with striking geographical and ethnic variation, and often presents with cervical lymphadenopathy...

In this episode, Dr James Waldron is joined by Dr Rik Fijten, a GP with an extended role in gastroenterology, to discuss hepatitis B, the third instalment in a four-part hepatology series. Why are emergency departments (EDs) finding so much hepatitis B through opt-out blood-borne virus testing? Who is most at risk and why is hepatitis B such an important health inequalities i...

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has moved from being a specialist technology used mainly in type 1 diabetes to becoming one of the most important developments in modern glucose management. What began as a way of collecting more frequent glucose measurements has evolved into a platform capable of displaying trends, predicting future glucose changes and, when integrated wit...