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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. Most sore throats are common cases, so it can be hard to know when to seek urgent care or when to just rest at home.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

We sought to analyse how prescribing trends have changed over time, utilising a dataset containing all prescriptions signed and dispensed in the UK by primary care facilities from January 2014 to November 2020. In addition, increased prescribing of a multitude of medications highlights groups particularly affected by the pandemic.