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Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages a week may increase the risk of hypertension in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to American Heart Association research.

Three times as many suspected Covid-19 cases presented to GPs during the peak of the pandemic than shown in official Covid-19 test results, according to new research.

Patients with anxiety could have autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid that can be reduced by taking the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen, according to a new study.

NHS and care workers will be given clear face masks to help them communicate with people with certain conditions like hearing loss, autism and dementia, the government has announced.

Heart patients hospitalised with Covid-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, according to new research.

Educational mailings for atrial fibrillation patients and their clinicians did not increase uptake of stroke prevention drugs, according to results of the IMPACT-AFib trial.

Researchers have called for more randomised trials to determine whether vitamin D affects Covid-19 risk after a study suggested that vitamin D deficiency could increase the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus.

New NICE draft guidance offers practical advice for residents, staff and anyone who spends time with adults in care homes on how to recognise the warning signs and what actions to take if abuse or neglect is suspected.

Patients with type 2 diabetes will be able to access total diet replacement products as part of a remission programme to be rolled out in some areas of the UK this week.

Virtual physical exercise sessions for falls patients are useful during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article reviews customised physical rehabilitation for patients with gait imbalance who are at risk of falls.

A simple test such as the strength of your handgrip could be used as a quick, low-cost screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.

A review of Covid-19 studies found that individuals infected with coronavirus with a BMI over 30 were at a greatly increased risk for hospitalisation and had a higher risk of death from Covid-19.

People with atrial fibrillation who quit smoking had a 30% lower probability of stroke and 16% reduced likelihood of all-cause death, after accounting for other factors, according to new research presented at ESC Congress 2020.

For frailty services in the community to succeed then collaboration with secondary care services must be prioritised. The chronic divide between primary and secondary clinicians needs treatment and technology may not be the right medicine.

GPs are more like to make a cancer diagnosis when they have a 'gut feeling' even when patients don't meet the official criteria for referral to specialist care, according to new research.