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Tarek S Arab

Cameron’s seven-day GP service is a mad promise straight out of ‘Yes, Prime Minister’

Tarek S Arab 21 May 2015 19:42

I love the series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister for many reasons, among them the timeless, elegant dialogue that can…

Hormone ‘halves risk of premature birth,’ says the Mail. But its report is wildly inaccurate

Tarek S Arab 18 May 2015 17:51

As a gynaecologist, I was appalled to read this story about a supposedly ‘groundbreaking’ treatment to stop premature births in the…

Why GPs are the London cabbies of the NHS

Tarek S Arab 18 May 2015 13:13

GPs are the very personification of the description ‘jack of all trades, master of none’. Following so-called ‘specialist’ training, they emerge…

Most doctors seem to time-travel to the 1800s when it comes to nutrition

Tarek S Arab 27 February 2015 18:02

For over 30 years, dietary fat has been seen as a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. This…

Obesity a disability? Only lawyers will benefit from the ECJ’s farcical classification

Tarek S Arab 15 January 2015 10:59

Real disability is humbling for those who have to live with it and those who care for the disabled. A…

When the NHS is treated like a religion, is it any wonder whistleblowers are considered pariahs?

Tarek S Arab 9 January 2015 12:21

I will start by publicly apologising to Professor Meirion Thomas; in a moment of folly, I erroneously signed a petition…

Surgical league tables: no, thank you

Tarek S Arab 2 December 2014 9:50

After the Bristol Heart Scandal in the 1990’s, the speciality of cardiac surgery rose to the occasion, leading the way…

Criminalising mothers: the beginning of the slippery slope

Tarek S Arab 18 November 2014 10:43

The recent case reported in the press of a 17 year old mother who deliberately binge drank alcohol during her…

Overpaid, underworked, ineffectual – the myth of the NHS doctor

Tarek S Arab 5 November 2014 8:15

GPs enjoy the salary of bankers, regularly pulling in £100,000 for a five-day week, with no on-call or weekend duties…

Uterine transplantation is the final gynaecological frontier

Tarek S Arab 10 October 2014 14:02

The successful transplantation of a uterus represents the last major surgical goal in the field of reproductive gynaecology. This feat…

It’s up to each woman to decide whether the pill’s benefits are worth the risks

Tarek S Arab 24 September 2014 15:43

According to a new paper published in the journal Cancer Research women taking combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) have a…

Stop blaming doctors for antibiotic abuse

Tarek S Arab 22 September 2014 16:01

According to the World Health Organisation’s latest report into antibiotic resistance we are facing a ‘problem so serious that it…

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