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A new study has found markers that can distinguish between major subtypes of lung cancer and identify lung cancer stages through examining both blood samples and tumor tissues from patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

A new blood test that determines whether a man does or does not have prostate cancer that requires treatment - clinically significant prostate cancer - has been launched in the UK.

Anorexia nervosa could be a hybrid 'metabo-psychiatric disorder' according to a global study that could help to understand why some individuals with anorexia nervosa drop back to dangerously low weights, even after hospital-based refeeding.

A new Expert Panel Report, published in The Diabetic Foot Journal, recommends a new treatment algorithm for topical oxygen therapy in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).

The Government is investing £135 million to research the biggest health challenges over the next five years, including dementia, obesity and mental health, to give patients greater independence and choice about how they manage their healthcare.

Family doctors have been given a boost in a new NHS England survey that found that nine out of 10 patients have €œconfidence and trust€ in their GP as well as other primary care staff such as nurses and pharmacists.

The Government is investing £135 million to research the biggest health challenges over the next five years, including dementia, obesity and mental health.

The NHS will test the world's first 'subscription' style payment model to incentivise pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for resistant infections. The new trial will be led by NICE and NHS England and NHS Improvement.

Year 8 boys are to be offered free HPV vaccines for the first time from September, a move that could prevent over 100,000 cancers. Worldwide, about 5% of all cancers are linked to the HPV virus.

The receipt of genomic information about single genes does not have large, negative psychosocial effects on those who choose to receive that information, according to a new report published by The Hastings Center.

Confusion is a common problem in persons over 65 years of age. The decline in normal cognitive ability may be acute, or it may be chronic and progressive. In older persons, confusion is usually a symptom of delirium or dementia, although it may be due to major depression or psychosis. 

Dacomitinib has been recommended as a first-line treatment option for people with a type of non-small-cell lung cancer, in new NICE guidance.

A handheld device that delivers a small electric current has been recommended by NICE for the prevention and treatment of cluster headaches, a rare but painful type of headache that affects around 100,000 people in the UK.

A new Maternity Movement Bracelet has been launched to help pregnant women under the care of Shropshire's two acute hospitals to track the movements of their unborn baby.

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) from NICE provide primary care practitioners with a readily accessible summary of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice. It is a gem of a resource that should be known and used by all GPs and doctors training in general practice.