The care and health of the elderly, now Jeremy Hunt's focus for the next year, has received a fair amount of media coverage lately. In among all this, a tweet recently caught my attention.
While breast cancer can affect both men and women, nurses are most likely to encounter a woman presenting symptoms. Dr Jean Watkins discusses presentations of female cancers that might arise.
Women may be unaware of the detail around contraception in the postnatal period. Suneeta Kochhar explains the options and best advice to give them.
Many children are not diagnosed early enough. Nicky Kime highlights the symptoms and importance of an accurate early diagnosis.
Careful and accurate assessment of a wound and patient maximises wellbeing and healing. Amber Cornforth provides an overview.
Cervarix - a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) - does not seem to cause chronic fatigue syndrome, according to new research from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
Cognitive-behavioural interventions seem to alleviate breathlessness (dyspnoea) in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a review of 23 randomised controlled trials...
Over the years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that depression and anxiety increased the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the nature of the relationship between heart...
A quarter of people over 65 experience difficulties opening medication packaging, according to telephone interviews with 317 Dutch patients attending 30 community pharmacies.
Birthmarks can come in many shapes and sizes. Dr Jean Watkins provides examples of some common forms.
Risk factors for heart disease are wide ranging and cumulative.
Nicky Kime outlines simple advice that can alter outcomes.
Patients and their carers must understand the importance of regular and appropriate treatment. Beverley Bostock-Cox explains.
Lee Yarwood-Ross gives an overview of leg ulcers, the principles of
assessment and dressing choice.
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