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Nearly 80% of GPS oppose a change in the law to permit assisted dying, according to a new study.

A radiotherapy regime involving higher doses of radiation is a better option than having lower doses for men with localised prostate cancer, according to a new report.

Various strategies have recently been developed to identify older patients at risk from adverse effects and to reduce the risk of initiating medicines likely to cause adverse events, such as the STOPP tool.

Dame Cicely Saunders developed the concept of the modern palliative care movement in the hospice setting as she was concerned about the quality of care given to the dying in hospitals.

The morbidity and mortality associated with elderly falls is undeniable. Statistics, suggesting that a third of over 65-year-olds and half of over 80-year-olds fall each year, are likely underestimates.

In a subanalysis, apixaban (Eliquis) reduced the risk of stroke or systemic embolism and demonstrated fewer major bleeding events versus warfarin

A new type 2 diabetes treatment has recently been launched.

Approximately 900,000 people are currently diagnosed with COPD and it is the fifth biggest killer in the UK.

NHS England's decision to delay the introduction of a controversial care data scheme has been welcomed by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Doctors are calling for better diabetes awareness as almost 1 in 5 children with diabetes develop a dangerous complication known as Diabetic Ketoacidosis €“ a lack of insulin in the body €“ before they are officially diagnosed with the condition.

A leading cancer support charity is warning of a considerable rise in loneliness felt by sufferers of the disease.

New research from the University of Chicago has found that loneliness has double the effect on early mortality then that of obesity.

Non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50, according to a new report from the American College of Rheumatology.

There is a long and proud tradition of specialist organisations that have championed the interests of care leavers, and there have been some improvements in the support arrangements available for them.

Pharmacies in Staffordshire have teamed up with the area's Fire & Rescue Service in a new scheme designed to help decrease accidental fires in the homes of older people with dementia.