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The Public Health England review of Covid-19 and the disproportionate impact on people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds should be a 'a wake-up call' for the government to make population health an urgent priority. 

The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% during the Covid-19 outbreak leading to unnecessary deaths and an increase in life-threatening complications.

In older people, hypoglycaemia is an under recognised disorder and observational work suggests it is associated with significant increases in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks.

Around 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, further tests or cancer treatment according to a new analysis by Cancer Research UK.

Resuscitation and ceiling of care decisions can be highly emotive and personal, resulting in complex discussions, and evidence shows that clinicians are often poor at communicating with patients about DNA-CPR.

The Royal College of GPs is urging patients to remain cautious following the publication of latest Government advice allowing shielded patients to go outdoors as long as social distancing rules are observed.

Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals.

New research suggests that current ICU protocols and ethical guidelines on Covid-19 lack detail, and leave doctors exposed to legal liability if forced to make decisions due to insufficient resources.

Healthcare leaders should be 'realistic and cautious' about restarting shelved, non-treatment NHS work and re-balancing Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 capacity.

An overview of today's Covid-19 news and current trial information relevant for physicians caring for older patients on 15th May 2020.

New guidance will to help ensure that frail older people, including those in care homes and prison settings, receive the care they want and deserve at the end of life.

The arrival of Covid-19 on to these shores has prompted a fundamental, dramatic and sudden shift in the practice of primary care within the UK.

An overview of today's Covid-19 news and current trial information relevant for physicians caring for older patients on 14th May 2020.

The number of people with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are managed in primary care is rising. There are a range of issues that primary care physicians need to be aware of to ensure safe anticoagulation monitoring.

The Royal College of Nursing has called for the collection of accurate data on health and care staff who contract Covid-19, in an open letter to the UK's health secretaries and ministers.