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Young men are often reluctant to present to their GP with sexual problems. When they do, a thorough and effective assessment is essential to ensure effective management. In this two-part series, the authors look at the key main sexual problems experienced by this patient group. Part 1 explores the landscape of male sexual dysfunction and looks at assessment and management of premature ejaculation.

Recognising and managing depressive disorders in pregnant women presents specific challenges for both the patient and her GP €“ particularly in terms of understanding and communicating the risks and benefits of antidepressant treatment. Here, the authors discuss the sometimes complex issues.

In the penultimate part of our series on the role of general practice in cancer care, the authors discuss the identification of patients who need palliative care in the community, and look at best practice in caring for cancer patients nearing the end of their life.

Cough in children is a normal occurrence, and identifying where treatment or referral is indicated can be challenging. Here, the authors discuss the considerations for assessing and managing childhood cough in primary care.

Our regular review of pharmacotherapy

What can you learn from this issue?

Edin lakasing and Zul Mirza call for greater commitment to the development of innovative primary care services

In the fnal part of our Q&a feature, our specialist authors answer your questions on managing pain in primary care

A study of patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung, demonstrated superior progression-free survival of afatinib compared to erlotinib.

Up to 600 GP practices across the UK could be forced to close within the next year because of a deepening crisis in GP recruitment and retention.

People with learning disabilities have a high risk of osteoporosis and fractures, which could partly be as a result of vitamin D deficiency, a new study has suggested.

Some 15% of antibiotic courses prescribed by GPs for common infections fail, according to a new report.

Patients taking warfarin should have the option of a self-monitoring device to help them control their dose and reduce NHS costs, according to new recommendations.

More than half of the patients who have suffered a stroke with no well-defined aetiology have an enlarged left atrial appendage of the heart, according to a Finnish study.

Children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development, according to research presented at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid.