Geriatric Medicine

It would be an understatement to say the UK government has seen a turbulent week following the announcement in its mini-budget that it would cut taxes by £45 billion in a bid to get the UK economy moving again.

A recent survey of more than 300 clinicians has revealed that more than two thirds (68%) are missing cases of sepsis, namely due to staff shortages and high patient caseloads.

A new treatment has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for patients with insomnia.

The number of people living with type 1 diabetes is expected to double by 2040 to between 13.5 and 17.5 million people, according to a new modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.

Dr Yassir Javaid will be speaking at the GM Conference in October on heart failure. His presentation will focus on the importance of a timely diagnosis, identifying comorbidities and the modern pharmacological optimisation of heart failure,…

The risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots after Covid-19 infection lasts for at least 49 weeks and people with only mild or moderate disease are also affected, according to a new research. 

Researchers have discovered a strict relationship between hot temperatures and weight loss in heart failure patients, an indicator that their condition is worsening.

UK healthcare workers are the least likely to embark on the same career path if they had to join their profession again now, a global survey has found.

Ending smoking in England would have the biggest impact on closing the 'cancer inequality gap' between the most affluent individuals and the rest of the country, according to new analysis from Cancer Research UK.

Millions of people are missing out on rehabilitation services, which is driving the increasing number of people living with multi-morbidity and is contributing towards the gap in healthy life expectancy, according to a new report.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised Thérèse Coffey's new 'Plan for Patients', which aims to improve NHS care ahead of the expected winter pressures.

Black and South Asian UK adults with dementia are more likely to experience poorer outcomes and are typically diagnosed at a younger age than White UK adults, according to new research.

Benzodiazepine and Z-drugs are frequently used in the management of anxiety disorders. This study examines patterns of prescribing of these drugs in older adults. It challenges the stigma that long-term use is synonymous with dependence and…

The global response to the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic was a widespread failure that resulted in an estimated 17.7 million deaths, according to a Lancet Commission.

Doctors who experience burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents and show low professionalism, according to new analysis from the BMJ.