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Asthma adherence and the overuse of short-acting inhalers

Many people living with asthma have poor adherence to their medication, explains Rosemary Adsley

Assessment and management of common musculoskeletal injuries

Practice nurses should focus accurate patient assessment, say Jonathan Thomas and Ann Paynter

Cost-effective inhaler device prescribing for COPD

Stephen Gundry explains how nurses can choose the best device for their patients

A tale of two vaccines: yellow fever and measles

Margaret Umeed details what nurses need to know about yellow fever; and measles, mumps and rubella

Dependence on prescription medicines linked to deprivation

Hundreds of thousands of people in England becoming addicted on prescription drugs, a Public Health England (PHE) review has found

Prescription costs are putting patients’ lives at risk, says Asthma UK

Over half (58%) of healthcare professionals in England say their patients have had an asthma attack or required emergency care because they couldn’t afford their prescription

Vegan diets linked to higher stroke risk

​People following vegetarian and vegan diets may be exposing themselves to a greater risk of stroke, a new study published in the BMJ has found

Rees-Mogg apologises for comparing Brexit doctor to disgraced anti-vaxxer

​The leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg MP has been forced to apologise for comparing a doctor who warned of the deaths which could follow a no-deal Brexit to the disgraced anti-vaxxer...

RCN chief gives cool response to Government’s extra health spending

The Royal College of Nursing has issued a critical response to the Chancellor’s autumn statement, in which he announced a £6.2bn boost for the NHS

Smoking cessation: More than a billion fewer cigarettes smoked each year

Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are being smoked every year according to new research published in JAMA Network Open

Scotland: Major investment into perinatal mental health

New mothers in Scotland who are at risk of poor mental health will be given access to increased support including counselling and befriending services, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced

Chancellor must use spending review to fund future nurses

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling on the Chancellor to tackle the crisis in the funding of nursing further education in the government spending review due next month

Scotland: More than 5000 living with HIV

More than 5000 people are living with HIV in Scotland, official figures suggest

NHS should be at heart of Brexit negotiations

Leading healthcare organisations have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to express their concern about the implications of a no deal Brexit on the NHS

Polypill could prevent heart and circulatory disease

A pill combining four cardiovascular drugs cuts the risk of major heart and circulatory disease events by a third over five years, a study published in the Lancet has found

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