New 2018 European guidelines for treatment of arterial hypertension
A first look at the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Joint Guidelines for the Management of Arterial...
WHO assessment: European mental healthcare institutions below standard
A new WHO/Europe report has raised concerns over the quality of European mental healthcare institutions, saying that it is well below standard.
The report, ‘Mental...
Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing
Dr Jane Barratt and Megan Acton, of the International Federation on Ageing, set out their vision of a Decade of Healthy Ageing from 2020...
Global action plan on physical activity launched by WHO
WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has joined Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to launch the new ‘WHO Global action plan on physical...
New research raises more concern over health effects of e-cigarettes
A new report emerging from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has said that more needs to be done by manufacturers to advise of the...
Number of GPs wanting to quit direct patient care at all-time high
The number of GPs saying they’re likely to quit direct patient care within five years is at an all-time high, rising from 35% to...
Vytenis Andriukaitis issues statement on tobacco consumption
On World No Tobacco Day, the European commissioner for health and food safety has issued a statement regarding the issue of tobacco consumption, saying...
Child obesity: 22,000 ten- and 11-year-olds in England are severely obese
New analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed worrying figures regarding child obesity, saying that over 20,000 children aged ten and 11...
Heart doctors want to provide treatment for acute ischaemic stroke
Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling on national authorities for permission to provide acute ischaemic stroke...
What is being done to support cancer survivors returning to work?
In light of the European Week Against Cancer, 25-31 May, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published recent findings...
WHO and World Bank Group to strengthen global health security
The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group have today launched a new mechanism to strengthen global health security which will help tackle...
Mental Health Europe calls for equal rights at European elections
With one year until the next European elections, Mental Health Europe (MHE) has said that EU states must reform outdated laws which strip those...
How has the food industry done so far in the sugar reduction programme?
Public Health England (PHE) has published the first assessment of progress for the government’s sugar reduction programme, revealing how the food industry has done...
Traffic light food labelling influences UK public’s spending habits
The traffic light food labelling system is more likely to influence what eating establishment someone will choose to buy food from, according to a...
Uppsala Health Summit Report challenges cancer diagnosis and care
An Uppsala Health Summit Report has been published this week which focuses on how to encourage better and more equal access to the best...
France to hold the next Global Fund replenishment conference in 2019
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has commented on French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to host the next Global Fund replenishment...
BMJ and Health Foundation set to improve quality of healthcare delivery
A new series of joint papers is to be launched by the BMJ and Health Foundation which aims to improve the quality of healthcare...
WHO director general to discuss deadly diseases at World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director general will open the 71st World Health Assembly by discussing the ambitious agenda which aims to save 29...
Social care reform in England shows worrying lack of progress
A new report from the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund has highlighted the worrying lack of progress on social care reform in England.
The...
New investment announced for suicide prevention in England
A new investment has been announced today which will be given to local communities that are the worst affected by suicide in a bid...