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Health and ageing in a post-Covid NHS

October 6, 2022
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One in three GPs likely to leave the profession in the next five years, survey finds

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
One in three GPs are likely to quit direct patient care within the next five years, according to a survey of more than 2,000 doctors.

Care for older women must be central to new Women’s Health Strategy, experts say

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
Health experts are calling for a greater focus on care for older women to help shape the government's first-ever Women's Health Strategy for England.

New triple negative breast cancer drug “too expensive” for NHS use, say NICE

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
A drug used to elongate the lives of those with triple negative breast cancer is not being recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as it is "too expensive".

Osteopathy could be effective in the management of musculoskeletal disorders

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
Osteopathy, the physical manipulation of the body's tissues and bones, may help to relieve pain associated with musculoskeletal conditions, according to new research published in BMJ Open. 

Purpose and meaning in life could lower risk of dementia

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
Having 'meaning in life' and a 'sense of purpose' could lower the risk of developing dementia later in life, finds a review by researchers at the University College London (UCL).

NHS leaders and their teams feel ‘abandoned’ by the government, health bosses say

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
The NHS Confederation has accused the government of 'abandoning' all interest in Covid, in the face of very high levels of infection, rising demand for urgent and emergency care, and backlog pressures.

Lack of attention paid to heart failure is a ‘national disgrace’

November 9, 2022
Alison Bloomer
New data shows 87% of patients don't know the symptoms of heart failure before they are diagnosed and only 53% had even heard of the condition before they were told they had it.

Staggering rises in avoidable deaths for alcohol and drug-related disorders

November 9, 2022
Alison Bloomer
Avoidable mortality rates in England rose significantly in 2020 compared to 2019 with the three main causes being the Covid-19 virus, drugs and alcohol and neoplasms.

Case study: stercoral colitis: a rare but serious cause of abdominal pain

December 10, 2023
S Vijayabandara, MJH Rahmani, A Kiani
This case study looks at stercoral colitis in 73-year-old female with hypothyroidism. This is an inflammatory colitis, a rare complication of constipation and faecal impaction.

Myopericarditis following Covid-19 vaccination is rare, global study finds

May 20, 2024
Lauren Nicolle
The overall risk of heart inflammation (myopericarditis) following Covid-19 vaccination is very low, according to an international study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Covid infections rising fastest among older adults

November 10, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
New data from the React study reveals that Covid-19 infections in March were at their highest levels since the study began nearly two years ago.

One in three cancer patients in UK are diagnosed through emergency routes

November 9, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
More cancers are being diagnosed through emergency routes in the UK than in other comparable, high-income countries, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

Covid patients at increased risk of serious blood clots up to six months after infection

November 10, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
Covid-19 patients are at increased risk of deep vein thrombosis up to three months after infection and pulmonary embolism up to six months, according to a Swedish study published in the BMJ.

Personalised blood test can predict whether lung cancer may return

November 10, 2022
Lauren Nicolle
A personalised blood test can be used to identify patients who are at higher risk of their lung cancer returning after treatment, according to new research published in the Annals of Oncology.

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