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Being overweight or underweight lowers life expectancy

Being overweight or underweight could lower life expectancy by four years, a study Published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology suggests

Crackdown on assaults on NHS staff

New measures to reduce assaults on NHS staff have been announced by Matt Hancock, the health secretary

Boost to mental health announced in budget

Mental health services will receive a £2 billion boost to funding, under plans announced by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in the 2018 Budget

The rough justice of mental health

Mental health service users are still waiting for parity of esteem with physical health. But the two things are intrinsically connected

Young people diagnosed with STI ‘every 4 minutes’

A young person is diagnosed with an STI every 4 minutes in the UK, data released by Public health England has revealed

Pledge to eliminate ethnicity pay gap

The Department of Health and Social Care has committed to eliminating the disparity in pay between ethnicities by 2028

Prescription exemptions to be digitised

Exemptions to paying for prescriptions will be digitised, in a move announced by the health secretary to prevent fraud

Primary care ‘crucial’ to prevent poor health

Primary care services are key to preventing serious illness, and are ‘renowned for their ability to innovate,’ Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said

‘Little to no progress’ on Brexit healthcare concerns

The government must do more to ensure that the NHS does not suffer after the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019, the RCN has said

Flu risk to people with asthma

Around one million people with asthma in the UK could be at risk of having a fatal asthma attack because they do not intend to get the flu vaccine this winter

Dramatic fall in number of health visitors

New analysis by the Labour Party suggests the number of health visitors has been cut by 8% since 2017

Acute otitis media in infants and children: diagnosis and treatment

Valance Hughes details this common condition, and how it can be managed in primary care

E-cigarettes: A review of the parliamentary green paper

As e-cigarettes become increasingly popular, MPs have tried to ascertain their safety. By Graham Cope

Diabetes arising from pancreatic exocrine problems

This condition, also known as Type 3C diabetes, is frequently misdiagnosed, writes David Morris

A new threat to women’s health and fertility

Mark Greener looks at a potentially devastating strain of multi-drug resistant bacteria

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