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Dystopia ... and babies’ milk

How could we sit down and come up with ideas to make the feeding of babies by desperate parents harder, asks Peter Kelly.

10 Dec 2024

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The curse of perfection

If your objective is to be perfect, you will do less, reduce the risks you take and seek out fewer adventures in life, says Peter Kelly.

02 Oct 2024

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A terrible indictment of the UK

Midwives, nurses and doctors in hospitals are fighting a much tougher battle than me and my pharmacy, says Peter Kelly.

21 Aug 2024

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It’s houses, stupid!

When you talk to young people, the side hustle is paramount but a normal job will never get you a house. Peter Kelly explains.

30 Apr 2024

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The illusion of control

The approach to venereal disease in the first two world wars has parallels to how we view drug-taking by young people, says Peter Kelly.

17 Apr 2024

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Can culture predict future events?

We can control the direction of planes in the sky but we can’t control our own vanity, ego, envy or greed, says Peter Kelly.

22 Feb 2024

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A cyber war on pharmacy?

If the Iranian government can take down a wealthy oil company, could they do the same to the NHS prescription system, asks Peter Kelly.

07 Feb 2024

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Fear and anxiety

I have undergone a type of cognitive behavioural therapy approach to overcoming my fears, says Peter Kelly.

06 Dec 2023

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The fear of missing out is a powerful emotion

Unregulated financial, health or other markets will always attract snakes, chancers and charlatans, says Peter Kelly.

15 Nov 2023

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Songs that mention medicines and drugs

Pharmacist Peter Kelly wants to have a bit of fun and channel his inner music journalist.

11 Oct 2023

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To HPV or not to HPV? That is the question

Who did I go to for advice about getting the vaccine? A comedian who’s been smashing the club circuit for years of course, says Peter Kelly.

09 Aug 2023

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Happy or successful? You choose

Is happiness something some people are blessed to be born with while others have the misfortune of missing out on, asks Peter Kelly.

05 Jul 2023

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Why is recruitment in pharmacy so hard?

Young people think ‘why should I work in a pharmacy when I can work in a coffee shop where I’m not going to get abused?’ Peter Kelly explains.

01 Jun 2023

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Following the science? Obviously not

The war on drugs in Mexico is viewed very differently from elsewhere, as Peter Kelly discovered when he visited the country.

25 Apr 2023

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The age of artificial intelligence is upon us

With the launch of ChatGPT, it feels like we are truly in the age of AI. But we’ve been using it in many ways for some time, says Peter Kelly.

21 Mar 2023

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Why is nobody talking about back pain?

The ill-informed might be tempted to take a strong opioid like Oxycontin to deal with back pain but it’s wrong, says Peter Kelly.

17 Jan 2023

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