by irenesoler | Jan 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
This Thursday I will be starting the first of monthly education sessions aimed at GPs. This is following on from the successful Mole Hill series I ran during the first lock down last May. Instead of weekly sessions, we will be hosting these talks on a monthly basis...
by irenesoler | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we reach the end of the year it is a good time to look back and reflect on a year like no other. It’s hard to believe that twelve months ago none of us had heard of Covid, Zoom, social distancing and lockdowns. NHS services have had to radically change and...
by irenesoler | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
When treating Alopecia Areata there are two main strategies, either suppress the body’s immune system (steroids, immunosuppressants, the new JAK inhibitors) or stimulate the immune system in the skin surface. The latter approach is thought to divert the immune...
by irenesoler | Sep 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am really pleased to announce a new “Skin Cancer Screening & Mole Mapping” service. This is aimed at anyone with concerns about skin lesions, particularly with changing or irregular moles. Patients who spend a lot of times outdoors, have lived abroad or ever...
by irenesoler | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Covid 19 has had a major impact on healthcare in the UK and it is likely to have a lasting effect for several months to come. All of the local private hospitals entered into contracts with the NHS to support the crisis. This effectively means that the NHS has...
by irenesoler | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have now finished recruiting for the first of two clinical trials investigating JAK inhibitors in the management of Alopecia Areata being conducted by Pfizer. Our first patients are approaching the half way point of the study. In the UK there are 5 sites in...
