The doctor who explains
what they didn't have time to tell you
A GP. A writer. Someone who got tired of patients leaving consultations more confused than when they walked in.
Dr. Tino Katsande, MB ChB
General Practitioner · NHS · London, UK
I trained in medicine in the UK after growing up in Zimbabwe. In over a decade of general practice, the thing that has struck me most consistently is how little time doctors have to actually explain things.
A patient comes in. They have worrying symptoms. I examine them, make a diagnosis, write a prescription, and have 8 minutes before the next patient. There is simply no time to explain what this condition actually means for their life — what causes it, what makes it worse, what the medication is really doing, what warning signs to watch for.
They leave with a prescription and a leaflet. They go home and Google their diagnosis at midnight and find something that frightens them. Or they find something wrong. Or they find something designed to sell them a supplement.
TinoKatsande.com is my attempt to fix that. Long, careful, evidence-based explanations — written the way I would explain things to a friend who happens to have a medical question. Honest about uncertainty. Referenced against real sources. Updated when guidelines change.
My particular focus is conditions that disproportionately affect Black and African patients. Hypertension. Type 2 diabetes. Sickle cell. Fibroids. Mental health in communities where it is still stigmatised. These are underserved in mainstream health media and I intend to change that.
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