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Acne – how to answer the most common questions patients ask?

Julie Van Onselen considers the most important things to know about this dermatological condition

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: A new psychological entity

Graham Cope details this recently classified condition which is still poorly understood by clinicians

Human Papilloma Virus: Why boys are now immunised

Ian Peate explains the decision to include males in HPV vaccination, and why it is long overdue

Latest clinical research

Mark Greener rounds up the latest papers and reports relevant to primary care nurses

General practice: surgeries to receive super-fast internet

Every GP practice and community care service will be upgraded to full fibre connectivity Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced

HIV: Zero risk of transmission with treatment, study confirms

Taking anti-HIV drugs stops gay men passing on the virus to sexual partners, a study published in the Lancet has found

Cervical cancer: Urine alternative to smear test

Women who are unwilling to go for a smear test could instead provide a urine sample to be screened for cervical cancer, research published in BMJ Open suggests

Staffing: Lack of accountability ‘has put the NHS back years’

Legislation to address the shortage of registered nurses and nursing staff in England is vital to ensure patient safety, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Chief Executive Dame Donna Kinnair has said

Unvaccinated children are 'a public health time bomb', says NHS chief

Parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated against measles are contributing to ‘a public health time bomb’ NHS England’s Chief Executive has warned

Nurse campaigner launches bid to become an MEP

Joan Laplana, a campaigner against poverty in nursing, is bidding to become an MEP in next month’s European Parliament elections

Children's mental health in crisis

The NHS has a small window of time in which to help young people with mental health problems, and they are failing miserably

Healthcare professionals ‘most trusted source’ on vaccine information

Health professionals remain the most trusted source of advice on immunisation, according to a survey by Public Health England

The RCN Foundation appoints new chair

Professor Jane Cummings has been appointed the chair of the RCN Foundation

RCN appoints Dame Donna Kinnair as new chief executive

​The Royal College of Nursing has appointed Dame Donna Kinnair as its new chief executive and general secretary. Dame Donna, who joined the RCN in 2015 as its head of nursing, has been covering the...

Statins 'don't work well for one in two people'

Around half of people taking statins do not see their cholesterol drop to the recommended levels within two years, new research from Nottingham University shows.

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