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New research suggests that a blood test before and during chemotherapy for prostate cancer patients could help to detect whether or not a patient is resistant or developing resistance to treatment with docetaxel.

A new epilepsy wristwatch monitoring device has been created that could forecast seizures allowing people with untreated epilepsy to alter activities, take a fast-acting medication or turn up their neurostimulator to prevent a seizure or minimise its effects.

The government's approach to mandatory vaccines in care and the NHS has been described as "taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut" and has caused unnecessary and cruel heartache, according to a leading union.

People with diabetes are less likely than those without diabetes to recognise the common symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved three new cancer drugs for lung cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma, but a fourth has been rejected.

NHS leaders in England are warning that pressure on the NHS is now unsustainable and patient care and safety are at risk.

England has the highest mortality rate for hip fracture out of 11 OECD countries, according to new international study.

This article won the The Woodhouse Prize in Geriatric Medicine. It discusses the carer burden of Alzheimer's dementia and how evidence-based interventions should be utilised to support families better at home, particularly individual carer therapies and respite care.

This article looks at the prevalence and potential risks of undiagnosed diabetes in older people, and the role of the practitioners working in older people's care in prevention, detection and education.

Hospital trust leaders remain concerned about the fragility of the social care sector and local government funding as the government publishes its winter plan for social care, setting out how it will support the sector over the coming months.

Aerosol generation from non-invasive breathing support such as continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) or high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) isn't linked to a heightened infection risk of Covid-19, according to new research.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine dramatically reduces cervical cancer rates by almost 90%, according to a study published in The Lancet.

The economic impact of obesity is set to make up 3.6%, on average, of a nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2060, if current trends continue, finds a study published in the BMJ Global Health journal.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved an oral anti-viral pill to treat Covid-19 at home.

The Government has admitted it is not on track to meet its target of 6,000 more GPs by 2024, a situation that will leave the NHS facing "an incredibly difficult winter."