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Prevention strategies could be contributing to a recent fall in the number of people developing type 2 diabetes in some high income countries, suggests a review of the evidence.

There were more than twice as many attendances to A&E departments in England for the 10% of the population living in the most deprived areas compared with the least deprived.

Urinary incontinence is a common complication of stroke. This article summarises current management techniques and attends to service development initiatives in line with national guidelines.  

Patients with gradual heart attack symptom onset took eight hours to get medical help compared to 2.6 hours for those with abrupt symptoms, a new report has found.

Survival of seven cancers is generally improving in the UK, but the overall level and pace of improvement is lower than for other countries, according to new study from The Lancet Oncology.

Older hospitalised patients with cancer may have a high risk of being malnourished and experiencing symptoms such as no appetite and nausea, according to findings published early online in Cancer.

People bereaved or affected by a suspected suicide should be given information and offered tailored support, according to a new quality standard from NICE on suicide prevention.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects at least one in 210 of the UK population and the prevalence is rising. The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Toolkit aims to be a user-friendly guide for GPs and other primary care professionals on managing IBD flares.

A new strain of Strep A is causing scarlet fever and invasive infections in England and Wales, according to data published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

A long-term strategy for reducing suicides and the incidence of self-harm has been launched in Northern Ireland with action delivered across a range of Government departments, agencies, and sectors.

The NHS needs to take action to protect patients as the number of prescriptions for antidepressants and pain medications are rising, according to a Public Health England report.

Research published in the British Journal of Cancer suggests women in Scotland are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests.

Fish eaters and vegetarians have lower rates of ischaemic heart disease than meat eaters, although vegetarians have higher rates of haemorrhagic and total stroke, a BMJ study suggests.

High dose statins could be made available directly from high street pharmacies as part of the NHS Long Term Plan to cut heart disease and stroke, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has announced.

The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is demanding extra funding for postnatal check-ups so that all new mothers with mental health problems get the treatment they need after research found that over half of new mothers' mental health problems don't get picked up.