A group of Scandinavian scientists have said diabetes can be separated into five different diseases, with specific treatments for each one possible
Pollution should be seen as a public health concern and an environmental problem as the UK population is being exposed to a ‘daily cocktail of pollution’, says England’s chief medical officer
Public satisfaction with general practice has fallen to its lowest level since records began, according to the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey
Public Health England (PHE) have issued cold weather warnings following the arrival of a Siberian weather front, dubbed ‘the beast from the East’
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt received a ‘Humanitarian Award’ at the 6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit in recognition of his work to reduce preventable deaths in the...
The number of people in the UK who have been diagnosed with diabetes has doubled over the last two decades, new figures from Diabetes UK have revealed
Beat, an eating disorder charity, has called on the government and NHS to increase awareness for such conditions as it revealed a staggering lack of public knowledge
One in 11 positions in NHS England (NHSE) currently remain unfilled, new figures from NHS Improvement have revealed
Cases of measles in Europe rose by 400% last year. The World Health Organisation (WHO), which presented the statistics, described the rise as a ‘tragedy’
A major report on maternal and infant nutrition in Scotland has revealed many positive trends, but has cautioned that much work is still need to improve maternal health
The Chair of the Health Select Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, has written to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to ask for clarity regarding the UK’s exit from the EU and what it will mean for the...
Consuming ‘ultra-processed’ foods may increase your likelihood of cancer, a new study has suggested
In the first of a new series on uncommon but serious conditions, Alex Turnbull looks at rabies
Nurses are the ‘first port of call’ in such cases, writes Joanna Nichols. But do you know what to do when asked?
David Morris discusses the benefits of glycaemic control and when and how insulin should be used
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