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This case study discusses a female patient who was treated for flare up of chronic bilateral lower limb cellulitis and experienced drug-induced neutropenia - a rare but documented side effect of beta-lactam antibiotics.

Psychotropic drugs, such an antidepressants and benzodiazepines, are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

Certain menopause symptoms, particularly severe depression and sexual dysfunction, can affect women's cognitive performance, according to a new study published in Menopause.

Heart conditions and cardiovascular risk factors have a stronger association with decline in memory and thinking skills in middle-aged women than men, according to a study published in Neurology.

Drugs that block the mineralocorticoid receptor, like the hypertension medications spironolactone and eplerenone, may help to protect bones during ageing, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

The Health Select Committee have recently published a report entitled 'Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic', which sets out a series of recommendations for the government to ensure that the quality and safety of patient care is not further compromised as the pandemic enters its third year.

Cancer patients with solid tumours who did not respond to their first two doses of the Covid vaccine have shown a detectable antibody response after a third booster dose, according to a new study.

Yesterday, Boris Johnson announced that the government will retain the current Plan B measures, rather than introduce further Covid-19 restrictions.

Adding abiraterone to the standard treatment for prostate cancer could halve the risk of death in some patients and improve outcomes for thousands of people every year, according to a study led by UCL.

There is little evidence to suggest that policies to integrate health and social care services across the UK have made a difference to patients and services users, according to a new report by the Nuffield Trust.

Patients hospitalised with Covid-19 who developed long-term symptoms are not getting 'substantially' better a year after discharge, according to new research.

Artificial intelligence can predict which people will go on to develop dementia who attend memory clinics, according to a new study.

NICE has recommended that people at the highest risk of catching HIV should be offered pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and this is backed up by the government's HIV Action Plan to hit zero new transmissions of HIV by 2030.

High levels of stress caused by adverse life events and financial problems heighten the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

More than half (59%) of doctors are struggling with a heavy workload, working beyond rostered hours at least once a week, according to a new report by the General Medical Council (GMC).