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NICE has updated the guidance on Paxlovid, a drug used to treat severe Covid-19, to expand its use to a further 1.4 million people.

New software that can accurately map brain volume has found an association between a reduction in grey matter in the brain and early onset psychosis.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on the Prime Minister to correct the record after he said in PMQs that consultants and SAS doctors had “reached a fair and reasonable pay settlement with the government”.

General practice had its busiest November on record last year with four million more GP appointments a month being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic.

It was a big year for healthcare in 2023. In this article, the team at Pavilion Health Today make some predictions about the biggest trends and issues for 2024.

The risk of young onset dementia could be reduced by targeting health and lifestyle factors, according to new research from The University of Exeter.

Scabies cases have soared over the past few months following medication shortages including permethrin and malathion, according to the Royal College of GPs.

Two in three UK doctors are experiencing 'moral distress' due to the cost of living crisis and the current challenges facing the NHS.

NHS leaders are warning that the health service will be skating on the “thinnest of ice” this week as junior doctors begin the longest round of consecutive strike action in NHS history.

Researchers have developed an electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) vest which can map the electrical activity of the heart and identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death.

The government and the British Medical Association have agreed on a pay offer for specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors.

There is a growing divide in experiences of ageing, with the poorest people living shorter lives and spending more years in bad health. Many older people will not live longer lives in good health because of poor nutrition. As one third of older patients are already malnourished or at risk of malnutrition when they are admitted to hospital, secondary care physicians are well placed to effectively identify and treat malnutrition in this patient group. This white paper explores this topic in more detail.

Exposing women to a hormone known as GDF15 could help to reduce feelings of sickness during pregnancy, according to new research.

General practices in the most deprived areas of England should be collectively benefiting from an additional funding of £18.6 million a year from PCNs to improve the health of patients.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched a new training resource to help physicians tackle health inequality affecting their patients.