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The American Geriatrics Society has unveiled its latest update to one of geriatrics' most frequently cited reference tools: The AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.

A UK trial found that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective for quitting smoking as other nicotine replacement treatments.

Patients with breast cancer may have an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a retrospective study in Denmark that found that women with breast cancer have an increased risk of developing AF within three years following their cancer diagnosis compared with other women of the same age.

New research today published in the European Journal of Neurology has found that women are twice as likely to suffer from severe depression following a stroke than men.

If recent headlines are anything to go by, at-home genetic testing kits provided by DNA testing companies like 23andme and Ancestry.com continue to be controversial. The biggest caution from organisations such as the Alzheimer's Foundation of America was the life-changing and long-term implications of test results.  

Macmillan has launched a new campaign that highlights the devastating impact a cancer diagnosis has on all aspects of life and how well-meaning euphemisms and simplistic cancer cliches are leaving thousands of people with cancer feeling disempowered and isolated. 

Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, according to a study presented at Heart & Stroke 2019, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke.

The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have called on the Welsh government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care services, especially those which help to keep older people out of hospital and in their own homes for longer.

A new study illustrates the benefits of having clinical pharmacists follow up, by telephone, with patients at risk of having medication-related issues after hospital discharge. The aim is to help patients manage their medications effectively

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) system could dramatically reduce the time needed until abnormal chest X-rays are reviewed by expert radiologists - cutting the average delay from 11 days to less than three days.

For the first time, physicians in the emergency departments (ED) have evidence-based recommendations on how best to catch the life-threatening conditions that cause fainting.

Mindfulness may be associated with fewer menopausal symptoms for women and may be especially helpful for menopausal women struggling with irritability, anxiety and depression.

A procedure assessed by NICE has been hailed as an exciting development in increasing the number of donor livers which can be safely used for transplantation.

A new report has revealed that patients in the north of the country are being prescribed almost four times more opioids to relieve pain than those in the south. More opioids were prescribed in areas with higher rates of obesity and smoking and an ageing population.

GPs will soon be able to identify groups of women who have different risks of developing breast cancer with an online calculator to use in their surgeries.