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Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a study presented at EuroHeartCare 2018, the European Society of Cardiology's annual nursing congress. The study found that feeling lonely was a stronger predictor of poor outcomes than living alone, in both men and women.

Highlights from the American Geriatrics Society included a talk entitled: €œWe take care of patients, but we don't advocate for them€: correctional clinicians' perspectives on barriers to advance care planning in the prison setting, which was presented by Rachel Ekaireb.

Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that keyhole surgery could help get injured sportspeople back in the game faster than traditional physiotherapy-led treatments.

The May 2018 issue of GM is out now, and all the articles from the print journal are also available to read online. View the complete list here.

The aim of this study was to assess whether anaesthesia has an impact on the development of post-operative cognitive dysfunction in hip fracture patients. This is part one of a two-part article.

NHS chief Simon Stevens has announced that NHS England has struck a deal with MSD, endorsed by NICE, to make the lung cancer drug pembrolizumab available for routine use on the NHS.

This article discusses a case of recurrent rhabdomyolysis caused by underlying hypothyroidism. Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition and one that all physicians encounter. Hypothyroidism is an important diagnosis not to miss.

A new drug for the treatment of HIV infection in adults has been launched in the UK. 

Some 14€“17% of adults over 65 are lonely. Social isolation and the subjective experience of loneliness can increase the risk of poor health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, suicide, sleep problems and premature mortality. Cohousing is a form of grouped housing designed and managed by those who reside within it. We consider whether this approach may have beneficial effects in alleviating or protecting from loneliness in older people. This is part one of a two-part article.

The global elderly population is growing due to an increase in life expectancy. Older people with diminished functional and physiological reserves, multiple comorbidities, frailty, polypharmacy, risk of deterioration, hospitalisation and institutionalisation pose a challenge to clinical skills.

A recent study, published in BMJ Open, suggests that England spends £72.3m (of which approximately £50 million was National Health Service expenditure) a year managing infant functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as reflux, colic and constipation.

The April 2018 issue of GM is out now, and all the articles from the print journal are also available to read online. View the complete list here.

A tailored lighting intervention in nursing homes can positively impact sleep, mood and behaviour for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to preliminary findings from a new study.

A new 3D-printed suturing device could save the NHS up to £10.7 million a year, the team behind the invention have said, backed by figures from on an assessment of NHS devices carried out by York Health Economics Consortium

A test that measures gene activity can help tailor treatment for some women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a clinical trial.