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Any physical activity in the elderly is better than none at all for reducing cardiovascular risk, according to an 18-year study in more than 24 000 adults published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, has announced the scaling up of an innovative scheme that catches lung cancer early by scanning patients, along with new details of a more sensitive bowel cancer test that could save thousands of lives.

Prescriptions for antiplatelets and anticoagulation have never been higher; however, difficulties arise when stopped due to surgery or other procedures with no consensus on length of cessation or bridging therapies. We have searched the literature to create guidelines on cessation and bridging for physicians and surgeons prior to procedures.

Leading health charities have been universal in expressing their disappointment in yesterday's budget announcement which saw the chancellor Philip Hammond pledge an immediate £350 million sum for this winter followed by an additional commitment of resource funding of £2.8 billion to the NHS in England.

Ninety MPs signed a letter this month calling on the prime minister to set up a cross-party convention on the future of the NHS and social care in England.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that GPs and other healthcare professionals in England should consider using Seqirus' adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine, FLUAD^“‡, for the 2018-19 flu season.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that healthcare professionals in England should consider using FLUAD for the 2018-19 flu season.

Significant financial stress is associated with a 13-fold higher odds of having a heart attack, according to research presented at the 18th Annual Congress of the South African Heart Association.

The Oral Health Foundation is campaigning for patients 'speak out about mouth cancer' following a study which show almost nine in ten (87%) British adults have never talked about the disease with a dentist.

NICE has recommended palbociclib and ribociclib for routine funding after the companies lowered the prices and gave more evidence for their effectiveness.

Cancer Research UK has created an Amazon Alexa Skill to allow users to track their alcohol consumption and help raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer. The My Alcohol Tracker Skill has been launched to mark this week's alcohol awareness week.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published new guidelines for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD).

The risk of a certain type of breast cancer coming back in other parts of the body stays constant for at least 20 years after treatment, according to a large study.

Significant financial stress is associated with a 13-fold higher odds of having a heart attack, according to research presented at the 18^th Annual Congress of the South African Heart Association.

The largest online survey of parents of children with Cows' Milk Allergy (CMA) in the UK, has revealed that there has been little improvement in the time it takes to get a diagnosis over the last five years.