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Less than 10% of heart failure patients comply with advice on salt and fluid restrictions, daily weighing, and physical activity, according to a study presented at the Heart Failure 2019 Conference.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called on NICE to update its antidepressant withdrawal advice to reflect the wide range of experience patients have with antidepressant withdrawal after it listened to the experience of patients and other clinicians including GPs.

The number of fully-qualified GPs in England has fallen by 1.5% over the past year, but the headcount of nurses and non-clinical staff has increased in the same period, according to figures published by NHS Digital. 

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) could effectively manage menopause symptoms, according to results of a new study published in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

New research from Imperial College London and The Institute of Cancer Research, London has identified a genetic 'switch' in breast cancer cells that could provide new avenues for helping treat breast cancer that returns and spreads around the body.

NHS advice will be offered online to people with type 2 diabetes to help them manage their health and wellbeing independently, potentially preventing the need for extra medical attention or the condition becoming worse.

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Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Childhood obesity remains a challenge for general practice, despite government-led campaigns focussing on the issue. In this article, Dr Jessica Garner looks at what can be accomplished in practice.

Cancer prevention efforts rarely focus on the distinct needs and circumstances of older people, who are at greatest risk for developing cancer, according to a new report from The Gerontological Society of America.

An end to the standard 10-minute GP consultation to allow family doctors to spend more time with patients with complex needs is core to the Royal College of GPs' vision for the future of general practice.

Sepsis warning symptoms and sepsis management will be the subject of a debate today at the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) annual Congress in Liverpool where nurses will call for a nationwide rollout of a new system to enable signs of deterioration in any patient's condition to be identified. 

People who suffer a stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage can take common medicines without raising their risk of another stroke, a major clinical trial has found.

The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) has launched an international programme of work exploring €œPrevention in an Ageing World€, alongside the 72nd World Health Assembly.

Imaging provides a more precise diagnosis of a heart attack that can be used to individualise treatment, according to an expert consensus paper published in the European Heart Journal.