Month: January 2021

To date, none of the available vaccines prevent transmission from one individual to another. Most focus on decreasing the severity of symptoms. In the short term, that is a very effective strategy. In the longer term it can turn into a double-edged sword.  Evolving new strains of COVID may be more beneficial than detrimental. Consider […]

In one in three primary care consultations more than one problem is managed. The average number of problems managed is two, but as we get older or if we include mental health problems, closer to five problems are addressed per consultation and at least the same number of medications prescribed. COVID has been blamed for virtually anything that can […]