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MPs are calling on the government to urgently provide additional funding for the adult social care sector in a new report published by the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee.

Receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine around the time of surgery for the removal of precancerous cervical lesions (CIN) may reduce the risk of lesions returning and the chances developing other HPV-related diseases.

 This article is based on a GM webinar from October 2020 about maintaining muscle strength to reduce the risk of falls. The webinar was held by Dr Sanjay Suman, a consultant physician (general medicine and elderly care) at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

Practitioners can play a crucial role in helping patients to boost their bone health, and in raising awareness about bone conditions, the risks, the treatments and steps to prevention, reports Kathy Oxtoby.

Life-changing' continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) will now be available to all NHS England patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Gout patients are at increased risk of heart attack and stroke in the four months following a flare, according to new research published in the journal JAMA.

The aspiring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced plans to introduce a £10 fine for missed GP and hospital appointments if elected.

Geriatric Medicine Journal is calling for abstract submissions for its annual conference held on Tuesday 18th October 2022 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.

A new treatment for adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis has been approved by the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

A cross-party group of MPs are urging the government to remove dual prescription charges for oestrogen and progesterone as part of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) nationwide, replacing it with a single charge for all women.

The NHS has introduced additional measures to help battle long Covid, including the creation of one stop shops and mobile clinics, which will offer a range of checks.

Roughly 47,000 stroke patients in England could miss out on a 'miracle' treatment unless the government invests in a 24/7 thrombectomy service, according to a new report.

The Covid-19 pandemic may have made doctors less willing to resuscitate very sick and/or frail patients, according to new research published in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is linked to a heightened risk of heart failure over the next decade, according to new research.

The government has shown a "marked reluctance" to act decisively as the NHS and the social care sector face the greatest workforce crisis in its history, according to a damning new report from health and social care select committee.