NB Medical Hot Topics

NB Medical Hot Topics We run one day courses throughout the UK and Ireland where we update GPs with all the recent papers and guidelines.

By GPs for GPs, our mission is to help busy GPs with the difficult task of keeping up with all the new developments, papers and guidelines that are relevant to our daily work. We take the time busy GPs do not have to trawl through the literature, distil it and give GPs the essential information they really need to help their patients. The courses are designed to be fun and engaging, and delegates

leave with lots of ideas to take back to the practice and to help them help their patients and to help with appraisal and revalidation. Delegates receive a detailed book (now also with on-line access) which summarises all the material and is an invaluable consulting room reference!

General practice has never been more demanding, and keeping your CPD up to date shouldn't add to the pressure.That's why...
17/06/2026

General practice has never been more demanding, and keeping your CPD up to date shouldn't add to the pressure.

That's why thousands of GPs across the UK subscribe to NB PLUS: unlimited access to everything online that NB Medical offers, all in one place, for less than £1 a day.

Did you know? At NB Medical, we continually review and revise our course material. Each course revolves around short, en...
15/06/2026

Did you know? At NB Medical, we continually review and revise our course material. Each course revolves around short, engaging presentations that merge recent clinical evidence with real-life clinical scenarios.

Maisy looks disappointed. She has been struggling with weight, acne, hirsutism, irregular periods, hyperglycaemia and dy...
14/06/2026

Maisy looks disappointed. She has been struggling with weight, acne, hirsutism, irregular periods, hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia.

She had an ultrasound scan. She was hoping for an explanation, validation. But the ultrasound was normal. Her ovaries are not polycystic.

Can someone have polycystic o***y syndrome when their ovaries are not polycystic?

The truth is they can and they can’t, because PCOS is the condition that never was.

What Maisy has is polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, the new international name for PCOS.

In this week’s NB Blog, we take a look at the history of PMOS, why the name has changed, and what this means for managing this common condition.

Read it here: https://buff.ly/tswiYDD

📆 Don't miss the next Dermatology for Primary Care course on 20th June!A great opportunity to increase your diagnostic s...
13/06/2026

📆 Don't miss the next Dermatology for Primary Care course on 20th June!

A great opportunity to increase your diagnostic skills, confidence and management of the common dermatology conditions we see in primary care.

You can claim 3 CPD points for viewing this live and interactive webinar.

Book your place here: https://buff.ly/ZU0RSRJ

PODCAST S7 E11: Interview with Dr Anna Martinez on Epidermolysis Bullosa; Finerenone for CKD without T2DM; Retatrutide m...
12/06/2026

PODCAST S7 E11: Interview with Dr Anna Martinez on Epidermolysis Bullosa; Finerenone for CKD without T2DM; Retatrutide monotherapy for T2DM

In his latest podcast, Dr Neal Tucker interviews Dr Anna Martinez, consultant paediatric dermatologist at GOSH, talking about a skin fragility condition many of us may not have heard of before - epidermolysis bullosa - in conjunction with DEBRA UK, the leading charity for EB awareness and research.

In research, Neal looks at two papers published this week:

🧑‍⚕️ Finerenone. Does it have a role in CKD management in patients without diabetes, and if so, how good is it?

🧑‍⚕️ Retatruide, the latest injectable weight loss medication making a splash across the headlines. Could it be used as monotherapy for recent-onset type 2 diabetes?

Listen to the podcast via our website or Spotify: https://buff.ly/k2ZajYR

BLOG: What’s behind the increase in cancers in younger adults? The increase in cancer diagnosis amongst young people has...
12/06/2026

BLOG: What’s behind the increase in cancers in younger adults?

The increase in cancer diagnosis amongst young people has been a hot topic for many years, with incidence rates increasing by around 6% since the early 2000s.

The rise in early-onset colorectal cancer has been particularly high profile, with the late Dame Deborah James instrumental in raising public awareness.

There have been changes in NICE guidance aimed at improving diagnosis, with NG12 including FIT testing as an option for adults of any age.

However, whilst improving early recognition and diagnosis is vital, the key question on everyone’s mind is WHY is the rate increasing?

An interesting study just published in BMJ Oncology examines whether trends in exposure to known risk factors may shed light on the rising incidence among younger adults, aged 20-49 years.

Dr Laura Darby writes about this new study in her latest blog - read it on our website.

https://buff.ly/TJMJVES

Starting soon - the Hot Topics GP Update Course 🕤See you there!
11/06/2026

Starting soon - the Hot Topics GP Update Course 🕤

See you there!

Have you tried Ask Archie yet? 🤓Ask Archie is NB Medical's AI-powered clinical search tool, giving you instant, evidence...
10/06/2026

Have you tried Ask Archie yet? 🤓

Ask Archie is NB Medical's AI-powered clinical search tool, giving you instant, evidence-based answers to your most pressing clinical questions - right when you need them, mid-consultation or otherwise.

Last week, GPs were getting fast, reliable answers on some of the challenging topics in primary care:

🫘 Chronic Kidney Disease
When to refer for suspected renal artery stenosis or a rare/genetic cause
How to stage CKD using the GFR and albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) classification system

📈 Hypertension
How to adjust antihypertensive therapy in the postnatal period
Which clinical findings define accelerated hypertension

🍭 Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes
How often to review risk factors and HbA1c in pre-diabetic patients
The annual risk of progression from pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes

♀️ Polycystic O***y Syndrome
How the Monash 2023 guideline defines the stepwise diagnostic hierarchy for PCOS
How to diagnose PCOS clinically using new guidance

🧬 Type 2 Diabetes
Which comorbidities trigger a risk assessment regardless of age
The genetic phenotype most commonly confused with early-onset type 2 diabetes

🤕 Migraine
The three most sensitive and specific features for diagnosing migraine in primary care
Which medications are identified as potential contributors to migraine exacerbation

These are exactly the kind of nuanced, guideline-specific questions that can be difficult to answer. Ask Archie gives a trusted answer in seconds.

Ask Archie is included as part of NB PLUS - our subscription that gives you access to NB Medical's full suite of online learning and support tools. Visit nbmedical.com to learn more.

Starting at 8pm ⌛FREE 1-hour CPD clinic on Genomics in Primary CareSee you there!
09/06/2026

Starting at 8pm ⌛
FREE 1-hour CPD clinic on Genomics in Primary Care
See you there!

Looking for a Diabetes update for Primary Care? Our next live event will begin on Thursday 18th June 2026 at 9:30 AM.The...
08/06/2026

Looking for a Diabetes update for Primary Care? Our next live event will begin on Thursday 18th June 2026 at 9:30 AM.

The updated full-day course will take you on a journey from diagnosis through the complexities of management to complications. We will cover hot topics, including the place of incretin-based therapies, new advances in diabetic kidney disease and the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in primary care. There will be plenty of case studies, interaction and quality improvement ideas, leaving you upskilled and re-enthused around diabetes management.

More information on our website: https://buff.ly/reURDnY

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