It's estimated that between one and two in every 100 people in the UK are affected by gout. It mainly affects men over 30 and women after the menopause. In this podcast, Dr Thomas Round, a GP and EKU Clinical Lead, talks to Dr Louise Warburton, a GP, Clinical Lead for Telford Musculoskeletal Service (TEMS) and Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Me ... Show More
Jul 1
EKU Podcast: HIV in primary care
In 2024 there were 3,043 new HIV diagnoses in the UK, this is a 4% decrease from 3,169 diagnoses in 2023; while in England, new HIV diagnoses decreased by 2% from 2,838 in 2023 to 2,773 in 2024.In this podcast Dr Thomas Round talks to Dr Shrey Mathur, an academic GP in East Londo ... Show More
19m 3s
Mar 2026
EKU Podcast: Respiratory tract infections
Respiratory disease, including infections, affects one in five people in England and is the third biggest cause of death, with around 68,000 annual deaths.In this podcast Dr Thomas Round talks to Professor Paul Little, a GP and Professor of Primary Care Research at the University ... Show More
23m 30s
Nov 2022
#171 Uric acid and metabolic health with Dr David Perlmutter MD
When I was at medical school the subject of Uric acid levels was typically paired with gout, high purine levels in the diet and one of the most ubiquitous drugs, allopurinol, which is used to reduce uric acid levels by inhibiting xanthine oxidase, preventing crystals that can lod ... Show More
46m 51s
Oct 2022
Ep 108 Gout: Toetally fascinating
<p>Although today we tend to think about diseases in terms of signs and symptoms, tests and treatments, that hasn’t always been the case. For much of history, diseases carried with them a deeper meaning beyond the pathophysiological processes leading to their development. A diagn ... Show More
1h 17m