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The GM Conference took place in October 2013. This is a report of the presentation on common skin conditions in the older patient.

Director of bone research at the University of Cardiff, Dr Mike Stone, evaluates new treatments for osteoporosis in his presentation at the GM Annual Conference 2013.

The GM Conference took place in October 2013. This is a report of the presentation on Parkinson's disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies

Syncope is one of the leading causes of transient loss of consciousness, which is defined as a spontaneous loss of consciousness with full recovery.

A study in Diabetologia found that working-age adults with diabetes were more susceptible to influenza, reporting a 6% increase in claims over those adults without diabetes.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and potentially disabling autoimmune disease, which affects 1% of the UK population.

People with skin of colour comprise the majority of the global population and this article looks at the effects of ageing on skin, and how this might vary with ethnicity?

Over the past few years, the rate of rise of smartphone use has been truly remarkable. GP Harry Brown looks at how the widespread use of mobile phones and apps has benefited doctors.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) management considers diagnosis and therapy of DVT as well as prevention and risks of recurrence on stopping therapy.

Patients could be given the facility to switch their GP practice online under new plans to expand online access to GP services from NHS England, according to Pulse.

People of African, Caribbean and Asian descent are up to 6 times more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and they also develop these conditions at a younger age than the wider population, according to a report by NICE.;

Exercise may improve the prognosis of prostate cancer patients by affecting blood vessels in their tumours, according to a US survey just published.

Over the last few days the news has been dominated by the sad story of Mikaeel Kular. However, as the media focused on the unfolding case in Edinburgh, CareKnowledge editor Jim Kennedy considers an important Serious Case Review was published in England focussing on the death of another young boy.

Two million people in England could be eligible for weight loss surgery according to new research published by JRSM Open, the open access companion publication of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

NHS England is launching a national publicity campaign to ease pressure on GPs by encouraging older patients to visit a pharmacist for minor ailments.