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Healthier lifestyle can help to ease osteoarthritis symptoms, according to new NICE draft updated guidelines on the care and management of people with the condition.

New duties for doctors to tackle toxic cultures that threaten patient safety and staff retention are among proposals as the General Medical Council (GMC) updates its core ethical guidance.

The government was unlawful in failing to protect more than 20,000 older or disabled care home residents from Covid-19, according to a new High Court ruling.

Cancer Research UK and the National Institute for Health and Care Research are investing £6.4m over the next 14 years in BEST4, the latest trial for the Cytosponge as a screening device for detecting Barrett's oesophagus.

The current system for compensating injured patients in England is 'not fit for purpose' and urges a radically different system to be adopted, according to a Health and Social Care Committee report.

GP appointments in England were up by four million last month, according to the latest NHS Digital GP workforce figures for England and GP appointment data.

Sarcopenia is defined as a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder involving the accelerated loss of muscle mass and function.

Almost at every medical specialty and at every level of experience and grade, a large majority of doctors are likely to be experiencing significant work-related stress which can easily spill into our personal lives. Dr Harry Brown looks at ways to cope.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the King's Fund have announced a new project which aims to transform the future of pharmacy practice in England over the next 10 years.

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified five different types of urine bacteria which are linked to aggressive prostate cancer.

Thousands of patients with Parkinson's disease are set to be given a 'life-changing' smart watch that allows doctors to remotely monitor their condition.

One in six diabetes patients have had no contact with their healthcare teams since before the pandemic, a new report has revealed.

Lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer, according to new research.

Dr Thomas Waite will replace Professor Jonathan Van-Tam as England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) 'strongly recommends', Pfizer's oral antiviral drug for patients with non-severe Covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation, such as unvaccinated, older, or immunosuppressed patients.