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Patients with type 2 diabetes should be prescribed physical activity to control blood sugar and improve heart health. That is one of the recommendations in a position paper of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology.

NICE has published new guidance on the care and support needs of adults with cerebral palsy and aims to tackle the variation that exists in the provision of specific services for adults with cerebral palsy.

People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

A new study that examined the prevalence and impact of common occurring symptoms among community dwelling older adults found that women were more likely to have more symptoms than men.

Excessive alcohol consumption is an established risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) but a new study has found that even moderate alcohol consumption results in more electrical evidence of scarring and impairments in electrical signalling compared with non-drinkers and light drinkers. 

NICE has said that a new drug for preventing migraine is not a cost-effective use of NHS resources, in draft guidance published today.

Two-thirds of stroke survivors are in complete mental health despite the impact of their stroke, according to a large, nationally representative Canadian study.

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) led to many women needlessly abandoning a treatment that offered symptomatic relief for symptoms of the menopause according to a new study. 

Cervical spine injury is a potentially life threatening trauma. Given the increase in the number of patients presenting to the emergency department who are elderly and who have fallen and sustained trauma, it has become challenging to manage this cohort.

This article considers the diagnosis and management of the menopause, as well as the tell-tale symptoms GPs should be looking out for

Understanding and interpreting menopausal symptoms can be difficult for GPs, especially so when depression may be obscuring the diagnosis. This article looks at the relationship between the two conditions, and considers how GPs can best navigate the possible prescribing and treatment options

Erectile dysfunction can be an embarrassing topic, even though one-third of men might be diagnosed with some form of ED in their lifetime.

Assessment of older people with frailty through Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is known to improve outcomes, including mortality in hospital and the community. The inpatient Older People's Advice and Liaison service at the Royal Surrey County Hospital was created to improve access to specialist geriatric input across non-geriatrician led wards.

Motor neurone disease is a neurodegenerative disease, predominantly affecting the motor neurones. The number of people living with MND in the UK is 7,000 and 30,000 in the US, with an average age of onset at about 55 years.

Patients' length of hospital stay greatly varies between NHS trusts. By reviewing and improving admission and discharge processes, trusts can improve the patient experience by reducing the number of days spent in hospital. In return, trusts can save bed days, thus increasing capacity and saving money.