Insight

An investigation has been launched into a potential link between hormonal contraceptives and mental health issues.

Prime Minister Theresa May is to set out plans to tackle the €œhidden injustice€ of mental illness and overhaul mental health care in a speech today. 

NICE has issued draft guidance setting out what medicines adults, young people and children with asthma should take to control symptoms and reduce asthma attacks.

European experts have called for frail patients to have tailored cardiac rehabilitation programmes in a paper published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Commitments to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services in England will not be consistently met this year, a survey has revealed.

Exposure therapy in virtual reality (VR) could prove more effective for treating social anxiety disorder than exposure therapy in real life, according to a new study

The 2015 Health Survey for England (HSE) found that 16% of children aged 8 to 15 reported ever having an alcoholic drink - the lowest level reported since the HSE began and down from a high point of 45% in 2003.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has published advice accepted the drug Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer for routine use by NHS Scotland.

A new exercise programme to reduce the risk of heart disease in kidney transplant patients is being developed by researchers at Loughborough University, the University of Leicester and Leicester's hospitals.

The drug Arevert (dimenhydrinate 40mg), used for the treatment of peripheral-vestibular vertigo associated with Ménière-like symptoms, was significantly superior to betahistine in relieving symptoms of the condition when used in combination…

The number of patients referred to rheumatology departments in Wales has increased by 66% since 2012, but resources for treatment are not keeping up with the demand, say patients and clinicians.

Managing the menopause can be difficult for GPs. This article looks at some common myths and misconceptions GPs might encounter

Winter brings with it a multitude of health risks, yet a successful annual 'flu vaccination drive can go some way to alleviating the dangers associated with one of the more common conditions

Noqdirna, the only licenced treatment for the symptomatic treatment of nocturia due to idiopathic nocturnal polyuria in adults including the over 65s has been launched, following approval by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products…

Haemoglobin spray Granulox, which is used in the treatment of chronic wounds, has been added to the NHS Drug Tariff, establishing a new Haemoglobin category. The first of its kind, Granulox is now available on prescription across the UK,…