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Social media and vaccinations

In the era of fake news, social media risks allowing the return of measles, writes Alex Turnbull

Speaking to dementia patients

Nicola Davies discusses the challenges and opportunities around communication strategies

Ovarian cancer: diagnosis must improve

Nurse Sharon Dobbs shares her own experience of being diagnosed, to explain why things must change

Stopping our cities smoking

Air pollution is a critical issue for public health providers

Ten things you should know about type 2 diabetes – Part 1

In the first of two articles, David Morris answers some of the most common questions about diabetes

Understanding faltering growth in primary care settings

Sara Patience explains how to diagnose, assess and intervene when infant development stalls

Managing recurrent candidal vulvovaginitis in primary care

Linda Nazarko explains the causes and treatments for the common condition of thrush

Using cognitive behavioural therapy techniques in COPD

Symptoms of COPD can be managed with cognitive behavioural therapy, says Karen Heslop-Marshall

Nurses urged to bake to aid colleagues facing hardship

The Cavell Nurses’ Trust is urging nursing professionals to ‘bake a difference’ for colleagues suffering hardship this May

Top news stories of the week

A round-up of the biggest news in nursing in the last week

Public satisfaction with the NHS and general practice at record lows

Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to the 2018 British Social Attitudes survey

Cervical screening: PHE launches new campaign

Public Health England has launched the Cervical Screening Saves Lives’ campaign, which aims to increase the number of women attending their cervical screening across England

Public health: Improvements under councils, despite substantial cuts

Public health has improved since councils took over responsibility for services, despite facing deep budget reductions, a report by the Local Government Association has found

The public health solution to rising levels of violence

London’s mayor wants to treat knife crime as a public health issue, writes Alex Turnbull

Smoking cessation: Regular e-cigarette use remains low

Regular vaping among young people remains low in Britain and has plateaued among adults, a report led commissioned by Public Health England has found

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