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Dementia risk in mid-life patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) can be reduced by controlling high blood pressure, according to a study presented at EHRA 2019, a congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Remote monitoring keeps heart failure patients out of hospital, according to late-breaking findings from the RESULT trial presented today at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.

The first evaluation of pharmacists based in accident and emergency departments has concluded that with additional clinical skills, they are able to take on overall clinical responsibility for patients.

New data on atrial fibrillation subtypes will be presented today that could pave the way for individualised treatment and a consensus will be reached on personalised medicine approaches to improve patient care.

The government has once again delayed making a decision on social care policy. In his Spring Statement to the House of Commons, chancellor Philip Hammond said that a review of social care will come as part of a departmental spending review in the summer.

Scientists have gained clues into how a Parkinson's disease treatment, called deep brain stimulation, helps tackle symptoms.

To coincide with World Delirium Awareness Day, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have published their first evidence-based guideline on risk reduction and management of delirium.

A new Liverpool University study has found a high incidence and prevalence of treatable visual problems that are often under-reported by survivors of acute strokes.

The 4AT is a rapid clinical instrument for delirium detection. It is a short and practical tool designed for use in busy areas where assessment for delirium is needed. This article looks at how to raise awareness of delirium in the hospital setting.

People with relapsed multiple myeloma who have had one previous therapy will be able to access another innovative treatment option, daratumumab, through the Cancer Drugs Fund.

Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today.

Four-hour wait time targets in A&E could be a thing of the past under new NHS plans aimed at improving care and saving more lives.

More than a third of people with type 2 diabetes who took part in a weight management programme delivered in GP practices are in remission two years later.

Exercise-induced periodic paralysis may be a feature of skeletal muscle channelopathies. This case describes a 50-year-old man who presented with a two-year history of periodic right-sided paralysis, always precipitated by exertion.

The Royal College of GPs has urged women on HRT to not be alarmed by a new study that shows long-term use of hormone therapy could lead to a small increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.