Journal · Plain-Language Medicine

Written by specialists.

Short, evidence-grounded guides on iron deficiency, allergy, immunology, and the ideas behind the way we practise. Written for patients who want answers and physicians who want a useful summary.

Iron Deficiency

What Iron Deficiency Feels Like — and Why It's So Often Missed

Fatigue, brain fog, hair loss, restless legs. The symptoms most patients don't connect to low iron — and the bloodwork that usually misses it.

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Treatment

Oral Iron vs. IV Iron Infusion: A Plain Comparison

Why oral iron fails so many patients, when an infusion is the right call, and what the data say about Monoferric®, Ferinject®, and Venofer®.

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Iron & Cognition

Brain Fog, Fatigue, and Ferritin: When Low Iron Isn't Just Anemia

Iron deficiency without anemia is real — and it can affect mood, concentration, and energy long before haemoglobin drops. A specialist's view.

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis & the EpiPen: When to Use It, and What Comes Next

Recognising anaphylaxis, using an EpiPen properly, what to do immediately after, and why the follow-up work-up changes everything.

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Anaphylaxis

Neffy: The First Needle-Free Epinephrine, Explained

How the new nasal epinephrine works, who is a candidate, where the trade-offs are, and how it fits into anaphylaxis preparedness.

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Environmental Allergies

Environmental Allergies & Allergy Shots: The Disease-Modifying Option

For patients whose symptoms persist on daily medication, immunotherapy is the only treatment that changes the trajectory. SCIT vs. SLIT, candidacy, what to expect.

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Skin & Allergy

Eczema & Atopic Dermatitis: Beyond Moisturiser

Atopic dermatitis is inflammation, not dry skin. How the treatment ladder — from emollients to biologics like dupilumab — actually clears moderate-to-severe disease.

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Skin & Allergy

Chronic Hives & Urticaria: When Itching Won't Stop

Why chronic hives are usually not an allergy, why up-titrating antihistamines four-fold is standard, and when omalizumab is the next step.

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Allergy

Peanut Allergy and Oral Immunotherapy: A New Era

OIT has changed peanut allergy from "avoid forever" to "build tolerance, reduce risk." How the process works, who is a candidate, and the realistic outcomes.

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Drug Allergy

You Probably Aren't Penicillin-Allergic. Here's How to Find Out.

Up to 10% of adults carry a penicillin label; fewer than 1% are truly allergic. The label has real consequences, and de-labelling is one of the highest-yield investigations in allergy.

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Iron & Women's Health

Heavy Periods and Low Iron: The Connection Most Doctors Miss

Menorrhagia is the single most common driver of iron deficiency in women of reproductive age. The link, the blood-loss math, and when IV iron is the right answer.

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Pregnancy

Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy and Post-Partum

Iron requirements roughly double in pregnancy and most prenatals aren't enough. When oral iron suffices, when IV is appropriate, and why post-partum ferritin matters.

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