NICE updates guidance on hypertension: what's new? The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the routine diagnosis and management of people with hypertension, and this should now become an urgent practice priority -- spurred on by the recent update to NICE guidance

The article focuses on how COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the routine diagnosis and management of people with hypertension, and this should now become an urgent practice priority.

Is the pandemic over? Far from it

The article focuses on the huge difference between ‘living with COVID' and ‘living without restrictions', and abandoning policies to keep the pandemic under control when the number of cases continues to soar defies belief.

Guideline in a nutshell: New insights into COPD

The article focuses on the annually-updated GOLD report on the management of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) offers new insights into the disease, treatment and the increased incidence of lung cancer in COPD patients. It mention that the aim of the Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Report is to provide a non-biased review of the current evidence for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD.

It's just not that simple

The article presents study into antibiotic usage, and antibiotic prescribing in general practice declined during the Covid-19 pandemic due to less infection transmission during lockdowns and fewer visits to general Practioners. Topics include remote consultations allowed them to keep in touch with general practice team without the need to visit the surgery and risk contraction or spreading of the disease;and away from general practice would help reduce the burden on National Health Service.