How does the government work with the healthcare sector?
The quality of the healthcare sector is important, with health professionals and organisations urging government officials to help aid those in need. So, how...
Too much blood pressure medication negatively affects older patients
Old and frail patients are at an increased risk of mortality and memory issues if their blood pressure medication lowers their blood pressure too...
New therapy developed to treat lysosomal storage disease
Scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, have developed a new gene therapy that will hopefully be used to treat children with Sanfilippo, a...
AI could be set to improve prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
Data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) could help improve prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to researchers at Sweden’s Science for Life Laboratory.
Cancer tumours are all...
High percentage of women experience severe reproductive health issues
A new Public Health England (PHE) survey has revealed over 30% of women experience severe reproductive health problems; however, under half seek the necessary...
An effective new treatment for cerebral malaria in mice found
Scientists from the universities of Manchester and Glasgow in the UK have found a potentially new way of treating cerebral malaria in a study...
Heat stress deaths avoidable by adhering to Paris Agreement climate goal
Compelling new evidence from the University of Bristol, UK, has found that the number of deaths caused by heat stress could be limited if...
What went wrong in the UK National Health Service report?
In an analysis of international health systems, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has received a mixed scorecard; what did the results show?
In light...
Professor Mel Greaves recognised for work in childhood cancer research
Professor Mel Greaves, of the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, has been awarded the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA,...
A new type of small-cell lung cancer has been discovered
Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the USA have discovered a new kind of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), which is going to help...
Diabetes UK welcomes government’s Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2
The chief executive of Diabetes UK has expressed his approval of the government’s publication of the Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2, which he says...
Risk of developing certain cancer types is lower in light alcohol drinkers
Those who consume less than one drink per day are at the lowest risk of developing a number of cancer types, a risk which...
Pollution does not increase risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Air pollution does not increase the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children aged three to ten years, a new study...
Competence makes the difference in emergency medicine
Dr Roberta Petrino, president of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, shares with Health Europa her hopes for the inaugural Emergency Medicine Day.
The European...
Does vitamin D protect against pre-eclampsia in pregnancy?
There is no strong evidence that vitamin D protects against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia, new research published in the BMJ suggests.
It is...
£12m grants issued to help tackle antimicrobial resistance on global scale
Four UK-based universities have been awarded multimillion pound grants to conduct research into the biological, cultural, social and economic drivers behind the development of...
A&E: the canary in a changing world
The A&E performance figures published this winter by NHS England were the worst since the four-hour target was introduced in 2004. Here, RCEM vice-president...
AMPK activator O304 – a novel treatment for Type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney...
The high and increasing unmet patient need in diabetic kidney disease demands new drugs. Betagenon AB has the answer.
Globally, approximately 40% of Type 2...
Samsung and Babylon Health tech offers live video doctor appointments
In partnership with Samsung, Babylon Health has launched ‘Ask an Expert, powered by Babylon’, a new system that allows users to check symptoms and...
European summer travel: have you had the MMR vaccination?
Young adults are being urged to check they’ve had the MMR vaccination before they go travelling around Europe this summer due to large measles...