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Aaron Yap @aaron-yap.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I will be working on this in my PhD. If you work in #geriatrics, #mentalhealth, or #medicationsafety, or are simply interested in this space, I would love to connect. Feel free to reach out!

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Aaron Yap @aaron-yap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Furthermore, we observe differences in referrals by practice regions, age groups and socioeconomic status, suggesting a need for new guidance or tools to standardise care across England.

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Aaron Yap @aaron-yap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

While 64% receive pain medications (most commonly opioids and NSAIDs), few are referred for radiology, physiotherapy, musculoskeletal clinics and other secondary care clinics and services for further assessment.

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Aaron Yap @aaron-yap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In our study using UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we describe the 'usual care' of patients with back pain presenting to GP surgeries. We analysed data on more than 594,000 adults aged over 50.

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Aaron Yap @aaron-yap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

New publication: Management of back pain in older adults link.springer.com/article/10.1... Back pain affects more than half a billion people globally, but its management has not been well described outside of RCTs.

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MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit @uob-ieu.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

New Scientist cover story! Latest issue puts a spotlight on the work of Golam Khandaker & others in our Immunopsychiatry programme, as well as other groups, in uncovering links between inflammation & mental health. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

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Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

From depression to dementia, we are now realising the profound impacts of long-term inflammation on the brain. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is unlocking new treatments to protec...

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