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The British Medical Association and the Royal College of GPs have rejected government plans that GPs become responsible for assessing patients' eligibility for financial cost of living support.

Reducing daily salt in take could prevent millions of cases of stroke and heart disease and save millions of lives in China, according to new research.

Covid patients are at increased risk of developing some neurological and psychiatric conditions for two years following infection, compared to other respiratory infections.

NHS England have announced that the autumn Covid booster rollout will start during the first week of September when NHS staff will begin vaccinating care home residents and people who are housebound. 

NHS bed occupancy between April and June across the health service in England stood at over 87%€“ higher than the average for any other quarter since the onset of the Covid pandemic. 

Dementia patients and people with Parkinson's disease are being asked to take part in a national study to investigate whether an anti-sickness drug could be used to treat hallucinations.

A charity is calling on the prime minister to prioritise action to reduce health inequalities, after a major study found people living in the most deprived parts of England are diagnosed with serious illness earlier and die sooner than their peers in more affluent areas.

NICE has issued draft guidance recommending a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) recording device for people taking antipsychotic medication.

NHS England recently announced a new package of measures which aim to rapidly boost capacity and resilience through increasing bed availability and staff numbers.

The Royal College of Nursing and Unite the union have both announced that they will begin balloting hundreds of thousands of their members over potential strike action. But why are NHS workers threatening to strike?

Dr Harry Brown discusses the benefits and pitfalls of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and how to choose the VPN which best suits your needs. 

Researchers from UCL are calling on medical professionals to adopt 'a health-focused weight-inclusive' approach to tackling weight stigma in healthcare settings.

Salt substitutes can help to lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death from all causes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large, pooled data analysis of more than 30,000 participants, published in the journal Heart.  

Around half of UK adults with a possible cancer symptom wait six months or more before contacting their GP, according to a new poll.

The number of people waiting for more than two years for routine treatment has been 'virtually eliminated', according to the latest NHS data.