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The treatment effect of dementia drug solanezumab was preserved within a pre-specified amount in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease who received solanezumab earlier in the disease compared to patients who began treatment at a later point. 

Clinicians working in the front-line of UK lung cancer services have published an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, demanding clarity on the future of the Be Clear on Cancer lung cancer awareness campaign.

In the concluding part in our series on chronic pelvic pain and chronic prostatitis, Dr Jonathon Rees and Dr Alison Cooper look at issues around diagnosis and management, as well as considering the role of the GP.

NICE has published final guidance on EYLEA (aflibercept solution for injection) for the treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO), a condition that affects about 50,000 people in the UK.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which reviews newly licensed medicines, has published advice that includes five new medicines accepted for use in NHS Scotland.

Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores can be reduced by a third with the use of low-intensity ultrasound, scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Bristol have found.

NICE has issued a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for Lixiana (edoxaban) for the treatment and prevention of recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in adults. 

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended several measures, including the introduction of more effective educational material, to ensure patients and carers use adrenaline auto-injectors successfully.

A code of practice for the recognition of dementia-friendly communities in England has been published by BSI, the UK's National Standards Body. The guidance has been developed in conjunction with Alzheimer's Society and the Department of Health.

Mothers who smoke and have a pre-term birth more than triple their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) new research has revealed.

Patients are experiencing significant delays in accessing approved cardiovascular devices due to bureaucratic inefficiencies, a Devices White Paper from the Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT) has revealed.

Over three quarters of GPs (77%) think their patients with dementia rely on family as they don't get enough help from health and social care services. Almost as many (73%) believe their patients are forced to depend on friends, neighbours and other unpaid carers for support, finds a survey of over 1,000 family doctors about levels of care for people with dementia.

Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time since records began, according to new Cancer Research UK statistics.

A new treatment for COPD has been approved for use in a number of European countries.

While the €œvast majority€ of children who stayed in hospital were satisfied with their care, hospital stays are failing children with learning disabilities and mental health needs,  a major new report by the CQC revealed.