Researcher and General Practitioner (GP)
Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care
Expertise: Primary Care (Family and Community Health)
I am interested in helping people with illnesses like diabetes, including helping them with apps and websites containing information they can use at home.
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More about Shoba:
I carry out research to help improve people’s health and the way we look after people in the NHS. I also teach students at the university about my research.
ASK SHOBA A QUESTION!
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Can oxytocin help us bond with everything?
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Isn’t good health just a slower rate at which to die?
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Why don't doctors get disgusted by blood and guts?