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A breast cancer treatment that can cost more than £90,000 per patient is not effective enough to justify the price the NHS is being asked to pay.

GP and self-confessed technophile Dr Harry Brown explores the lesser-known avenues that can be followed when things go wrong.

Healthcare for medical conditions requiring a hospital stay vary considerably between and within European countries, according to a study evaluating the performance of seven European health care systems. 

A positive link has been found between the survival of heart attack patients and the use of an electrocardiogram (ECG) by ambulance crews, according to astudy by the University of Surrey.

Sufferers of epilepsy will have their conditions redefined depending on their diagnosis, new research has revealed.

In this guest blog, Trish Bartley, an expert in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for cancer (MBCT-Ca) calls for the psychological needs of cancer patients to be more fully addressed.

Presenting the latest findings on abdominal bloating, experts in dietetics, gastroenterology and marketing discussed the physiology of bloating, whether bread is to blame and the burgeoning wheat and gluten free market.

Receiving an obesity-related disease diagnosis might be enough to motivate patients to start a weight-loss program, but sustaining the efforts poses a challenge.

In this guest blog, Trish Bartley, an expert in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for cancer (MBCT-Ca) calls for the psychological needs of cancer patients to be more fully addressed.

The National Medicine for Old Age Psychiatrists conference is an annual event that is now in its ninth year. Its aim is to provide old age psychiatrists with a comprehensive review of the common medical conditions that affect older patients.

Synaptic loss and the role of diet and nutrition are two new areas of interest for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease as we prepare to cope with more and more patients living with dementia.

Almost half of mothers (47%) surveyed by Netmums said they were not told within 24 hours of giving birth about the crucial signs and symptoms of potentially life-threatening conditions for them and their newborn.

Acute scrotal pain is distressing for patients and their parents, and its presentation is a concern to the non-urologist. Here, the authors explore the lessons from three case scenarios.

Primary ovarian insufficiency - sometimes referred to as 'premature' or 'early' menopause' - is an important condition that GPs will encounter from time to time.

As the hayfever season draws near, Dr Suneeta Kochhar presents a timely review of current considerations in the assessment and management of patients presenting with the typical symptoms of allergic rhinitis.