Lying prone is best for hospital patients with breathing difficulties
Patients admitted hospitalised with severe breathing difficulties due to COVID-19 are less likely to need breathing apparatus if they lie face down in a...
The health and economic impacts of digestive diseases across Europe
Helena Cortez-Pinto, President of United European Gastroenterology, discusses findings from White Book 2 which validate the need to better address the burden of digestive...
Common antiviral medication can stop HIV transmission
Antiviral medication almost completely reduces the risk of mothers passing on HIV infection to their children, even in low-income countries.
According to a new study...
NHS to expand mental health crisis services over winter
The NHS will increase support services to ease pressure on emergency services this winter, amid a mental health crisis.
As part of extensive NHS winter...
Should patients choose their own type 2 diabetes medication?
A new study has suggested that patients should be put in charge of their own type 2 diabetes medication.
The Trimaster large-scale study is the...
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can prevent inflammatory bowel disease
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can prevent up to 60% of inflammatory bowel disease cases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Lifestyle changes in people...
Research suggests liver disease drug could prevent COVID-19
Scientists have identified an off-patent drug that could prevent COVID-19 infection and be used to tackle future variants.
A team of scientists from the University...
Researchers find a link between oral bacteria and brain abscesses
New research has shown that bacteria known to cause oral infections can lead to life-threatening brain abscesses.
A study from researchers at the University of...
Treating cognitive decline after cholestatic liver disease
Patients with cholestatic liver disease may develop neurological symptoms including fatigue and cognitive decline, for which there is currently no cure.
Cholestatic liver diseases such...
Common workplace fumes may increase rheumatoid arthritis risk
Research suggests that breathing common workplace dust and fumes may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition causing pain, swelling and stiffness...
WHO launch health literacy initiatives for migrant communities
The National School of Public Health in Portugal have worked alongside the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop new health literacy initiatives for migrant...
Researchers identify three new subtypes of brain cancer
Three new subtypes of brain cancer have been discovered by researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin.
The new subtypes of...
Significant improvements in NHS orthopaedic care
UCL researchers have found significant improvements in orthopaedic care for patients requiring hip and knee surgery through the NHS in the last ten years.
The...
What is Strep A and is it serious?
Parents across the UK have been urged to check their children for symptoms of Strep A infection amid a surge in deaths in children...
Care home nurses need support for emotional trauma after the pandemic
A new study has found that care home nurses require support for the emotional trauma they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of East...
Patients to trial at-home health checks to ease NHS pressure
Cornwall will be the first area in England to trial NHS Digital Health Check as part of plans to digitise face-to-face health checks.
The digital...
The uptake of MMR vaccines is lower in deprived neighbourhoods
Only 75% of children are receiving their first dose of MMR vaccines on time, according to a Queen Mary University study.
A 95% uptake of...
Oxford Longevity Project: Empowering patients to slow ageing and disease through autophagy
Leslie Kenny, Oxford Healthspan founder, provides interesting insight into the Oxford Longevity Project and its vital role in slowing ageing.
In Spring 2021, during the...
Pregnant women and young children urged to get flu protection
The NHS has urged parents to get flu protection for their children following a surge in serious cases among under-fives.
Statistics reveal that hospitalisations caused...
Researchers call for personalised psychosis treatment
Researchers from the University of Birmingham are calling for a personalised psychosis treatment approach for patients.
The new paper, published in Translational Psychiatry, suggests that...