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Winter: NHS under pressure

NHS faces record pressure as winter kicks in

The NHS says it is 'pulling out all the stops' as winter kicks in and puts pressure on the system, a...

Pregnancy: flu jab warning

Boost flu jabs in pregnant women to stop needless deaths, warn officials

More pregnant women should receive the flu vaccine, says Public Health England (PHE), as data show 3...

Flu vaccination: nasal spray offered to children (Photo: SPL)

GPs urged to vaccinate more toddlers against flu as uptake drops

GPs have been urged to vaccinate more toddlers against flu in a renewed call from the CMO, as uptake...

Flu: public health guidance urges GPs to consider antivirals (Photo: iStock)

GPs urged not to ignore antivirals for severe flu cases

GPs should not be dissuaded from treating severely unwell flu patients with antivirals despite repor...

Sneeze: statins could boost resistance to respiratory infection (Photo: iStock)

Statins could boost male resistance to respiratory infection

Drugs that mimic part of the role of oestrogen - including statins - could increase resistance to re...

The tool will alert GPs when a patient is missing an action plan (Photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Computer tool to improve asthma care launched for EMIS systems

Practices running EMIS systems have been handed a new computer tool to alert GPs when an asthma pati...

A child receives the 2013/14 Fluenz vaccine (Photo: SPL)

Child flu vaccine 'rationing' may force practices to turn away patients

Restrictions on orders of the child flu vaccine imposed by public health officials could force pract...

CPAP therapy could also lower BP (Photo: SPL)

Treat sleep apnoea to improve hypertension, suggests study

Using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat patients with sleep apnoea could reduce hi...

GPs urged to intervene early in lung disease

The burden of respiratory disease in the population could be greatly reduced by a drive to intervene...

The breath test could help diagnose lung cancer (Photo: SPL)

Breath temperature 'can help diagnose lung cancer'

Analysing a patient's exhaled breath temperature using a simple test could help diagnose lung cancer...

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