Diabetes care for children is getting better, but this improvement needs to happen faster. Better commissioned paediatric services are required.
Over the past couple of weeks it has emerged that GP practices in some areas of the country have reached agreement with NHS England local area teams to take a hiatus on the Quality and Outcomes...
Suneeta Kochhar discusses differential diagnoses and treatment of this commonly seen condition which can affect people's wellbeing.
Nearly three million people in the UK are known to have diabetes and many remain undiagnosed. Jean Watkins discusses some common presentations that can be indicators of undiagnosed diabetes.
Many lives could be saved if healthcare practitioners were more aware of the signs. Gemma Ellis explains further.
Melanie Rogers, Helen Ludkin and Sian Jones describe the best approach to managing this physically and emotionally draining condition.
The diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes has a number
of challenges, explains Jackie Webb.
Nurses play a key role in advising on the correct immunisations for travellers planning a winter break abroad, explains Sandra Grieve.
The new year is traditionally when many smokers decide to quit. Darush Attar-Zadeh discusses the role of behaviour change in successful quitting.
Various different conditions can be diagnosed from the presentation of blisters. Jean Watkins discusses some common causes of blistering and the treatments required.
I was truly heartened to see Jeremy Hunt's Christmas message of thanks to the NHS staff on 23 December 2013.
Welcome to the first issue of 2014. The new year is traditionally a time for reflection on the past twelve months, implementing new ideas and a positive approach to the year ahead.
David Kynaston's Austerity Britain 1945-51 (2007) cites a study that compared the diets of over 4000 four-year-olds in 1950, with a similar number of four-year-olds in 1992.
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