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Older patients (aged 65 and over) with cognitive difficulties, mental health problems, and/or unexplained fatigue should be offered a vitamin B12 test, according to draft NICE guidance.

The first direct-to-consumer screening test, which identifies people who are potentially at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, has been launched in the United States.

This issue includes articles on Parkinson's disease, PSA screening, oral health, osteoporosis care, orthostatic hypotension, skin disease, alcohol misuse and health ageing.

This webinar with Dr Sanjay Suman will explore the role nutrition can play in the prevention and treatment of frailty.

This case study discusses a patient who was admitted to the stroke unit. The patient was found to be face, arm, speech test (FAST) positive and was referred to the TIA clinic. But after more tests were conducted, he was diagnosed with highly aggressive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Roughly a quarter (23%) of councils in the UK have average delays of over a month for care assessments, with some people waiting more than three years, according to a new analysis by the BBC.

Overall, the UK public is supportive of virtual wards, but this support is finely balanced, according to a new analysis by The Health Foundation.

The government has announced a £600 million funding package to support the social care workforce, aiding recruitment and retention efforts and boosting capacity.

GPs are dealing with over five million more appointments a month compared to December 2019, but with roughly 1,000 fewer fully qualified, full-time GPs.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reviewing the safety of five diabetes and weight loss treatments following reports that GLP-1 drugs may be linked to thoughts of suicide or self-harm.

The NHS has today set out a new package of measures designed to ensure the health service can cope with the rising pressure expected this winter.

The BMA has announced that junior doctors will go on strike for a further four days next month, from 0700 on Friday 11th August to 0700 on Tuesday 15th August.

The government has responded ‘positively’ to the majority of recommendations laid out in the Future of General Practice report, but it has rejected a series of measures intended to restore the doctor-patient relationship.

Experts are calling on decision-makers to create new policies which stop levels of childhood obesity and its associated problems from rising.

The progress on government commitments to community pharmacy ‘requires improvement’ across a number of areas according to an expert panel.