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NICE has published final draft guidance which now recommends pertuzumab (Perjeta, Roche) for treating early HER2-positive breast cancer in people whose disease has spread to their lymph nodes.

A new coalition led by Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England has announced the first ever national ambitions to improve the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and high cholesterol €“ the major causes of cardiovascular disease.

Physiological age is a better predictor of survival than chronological age and knowing your physiological age is a good motivation to increase exercise performance that could translate into improved survival.

The government is making changes to existing secondary legislation to make it easier for the first integrated care providers (ICPs) to be set up.

A new study has shown that around one-third of patients with advanced cancer, admitted to specialist palliative care units had a blood clot in the main vein of the leg.

Physical activity in older people is critically important in the prevention of disease, promotion of health and maintenance of independence and improvement of quality of life.

Understanding of the processes involved in Parkinson's disease (PD) degeneration has vastly improved over the last 20 years. In a review, experts consider which of the existing strategies to slow down or stop the degenerative processes of PD are most likely to be successful over the next 20 years.

The NHS must stop relying on pen and paper and should use modern, secure forms of communication instead, Matt Hancock has said.

People showing erythema migrans, the characteristic skin rash associated with Lyme disease, can be diagnosed without the need for blood tests, NICE says in new guidance.

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a national adult social care workforce recruitment campaign but charity leaders warn solely focussing on recruitment, without also addressing staff retention, will severely limit the impact of the campaign.

NHS England is setting up lung cancer scanning trucks in supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier. 

Testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection as the first step in analysing cervical screening samples is practical and more sensitive than the current programme, a new pilot study has confirmed.

New research shows that symptoms of depression can be linked to a higher risk for death in older adults and these symptoms may be missed by healthcare professionals.

Only 1% of UK adults are able to name seven known risk or protective factors for dementia, according to results of a survey by Alzheimer's Research UK.

Anti-inflammatory biologic drugs used to treat severe psoriasis have the potential to prevent heart disease in patients with the skin condition.