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Age UK has published a new report calling for a more considered approach to prescribing for older patients as evidence shows that prescribing more drugs isn't always the best option.

A new study has found that increasing omega-3 fats in the diet has little or no effect on risk of type 2 diabetes and should not be encouraged for diabetes prevention or treatment.

Increasing omega-3 fats in the diet has little or no effect on risk of type 2 diabetes and should not be encouraged for diabetes prevention or treatment, according to a new evidence review published by The BMJ.

A low-cost polypill that combines four cardiovascular drugs in a single pill can cut the risk of major cardiovascular events by a third over five years, according to a large five-year randomised trial.

NHS England is to fund a life changing treatment for thousands of people with severe Haemophilia, which will dramatically cut their risk of life-threatening bleeds and reduce treatment time.

A new British Heart Foundation study has found that chest pain is the most common symptom of a heart attack for both men and women, with 93% of both sexes reporting this symptom.

Women who have heart attacks experience the same key symptoms as men, and the widespread medical assumption that they have different symptoms could have lead to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.

Patients with severe asthma, a condition that cannot be managed in primary care, are not getting referred for treatment that could save their lives, according to a new report from Asthma UK.

A new NHS campaign is aiming to reduce the number of people remaining in hospital because they do not have the right home support after recovering from an operation or an illness. 

The prime minister has urged urgent action to improve vaccination uptake after more than 230 cases of measles were reported in the UK during first quarter of 2019 following a small but steady decline in coverage in recent years.

NICE's fast-tracked guidance follows the re-classification of these products last year to allow specialist doctors to prescribe them where the clinical needs of patients cannot be met by licensed medicines.

Deaths from asthma attacks are at the highest point for a decade and have increased by more than 33% over the last ten years, according to Asthma UK's analysis of data from The Office for National Statistics.

Researchers found that the use of pre-biopsy MRI combined with targeted prostate biopsy was better than a biopsy alone in detecting prostate cancers that are likely to need treatment.

A new lung cancer treatment has been made available on the Cancer Drugs Fund after receiving NICE approval

Untire, an app that tracks cancer-related fatigue has become the first of its kind to be listed on the NHS Apps library.