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People with severe mental illness less likely to attend cancer screenings

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are less likely to attend cancer screening, which causes cancer to be diagnosed at a later stage, reducing treatment options.

Donanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer’s symptoms by a third

September 15, 2023
Alison Bloomer
Donanemab, a new dementia drug, offers hope of ending Alzheimer's disease after results showed it slowed progression of Alzheimer's by 35% compared to a placebo.

Perinatal mental health services failing to meet national quality standards

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
Many regions across the UK lack the necessary resources to support pregnant women and new mothers with their mental health, a new report has found.

Five clever things you can do with WhatsApp

October 3, 2023
Dr Harry Brown
More than two billion people use WhatsApp every month due to its simplicity and flexibility, yet many will not be aware of the host of hidden features.

Utilising private healthcare will have “limited impact” on NHS backlog

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
Utilising private healthcare as a method to tackle the NHS backlog is “not a panacea” for bringing down waiting lists, according to a new report by The Health Foundation.

The pros and cons of prostate specific antigen screening

April 19, 2024
Kathy Oxtoby
With prostate cancer being the second most common cancer in men worldwide, could prostate specific antigen screening be the answer?

Medicinal cannabis safely relieves pain in cancer patients

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
Medicinal cannabis offers safe and effective pain relief for cancer patients, a new study has found.

GP shortages mean some doctors seeing 60 patients per day

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
GPs in England are seeing, on average, around 200 more patients a year compared to 2019, according to new figures from the House of Commons Library.

NHS Staff Council vote to accept government’s pay offer

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
More than one million NHS workers – including nurses, ambulance workers and physiotherapists – are set to receive a 5% pay rise after the NHS Staff Council voted to accept the government’s pay offer.

Why was the RCN strike deemed illegal?

April 27, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
Today, the High Court ruled that it would be illegal for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to strike on 2nd May, as its six-month mandate for strike action would have lapsed.

New report shows the UK is getting poorer and sicker

September 15, 2023
Alison Bloomer
Patients with new health conditions experience on average a fall in annual earnings of £2,200, according to a new study looking at the cost of poor health on employment and earnings.

NICE approves new blood cancer drugs

September 15, 2023
Alison Bloomer
NICE has approved two new blood cancer personalised immunotherapy (CAR-T) treatments for the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).  

NHS leaders call on RCN to ensure ‘life and limb cover’ is in place for strikes

September 15, 2023
Alison Bloomer
NHS leaders are calling on the Royal College of Nursing to ensure that exemptions for emergency and critical care are included in the next round of strikes.

Cobalt-containing hip replacements could cause heart disease

September 15, 2023
Lauren Nicolle
Patients who have cobalt-containing hip replacements may be at increased risk of heart disease, according to new research by the University of Strathclyde.

Heart failure: improving outcomes for patients

April 19, 2024
Alison Bloomer
Heart failure treatment has evolved in recent years. Dr Yassir Javaid reviews new treatments and looks at how we can improve heart failure outcomes for older patients.

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