Patient-led dosing for hypertension improves BP control
Allowing hypertensive patients to monitor and adjust drug doses under a programme devised by their G...
Survival rates for all common cancers improve across England
Survival rates for five common cancers in England have increased 'radically' over recent years, figu...
Minor surgery audit to 'prove the value' of practice-based procedures
A nationwide audit of practice-based minor surgery has been launched by the RCGP in a bid to prove t...
CCGs urged to fund epilepsy GPSI service to replace 'failed' QOF indicators
Commissioners should fund additional GPSI-run epilepsy services in the community to address shortcom...
Clarithromycin linked to cardiac deaths, researchers warn
Taking a course of the antibiotic clarithromycin is associated with an increased risk of cardiac dea...
GPs urged to test all asthma patients for allergies to reduce attacks
GPs should conduct more allergy tests on asthma patients to help reduce the risk of fatal asthma att...
Nine in 10 GPs report pressure from 'pushy' patients to prescribe antibiotics
More than nine out of 10 GPs feel under pressure from 'pushy' patients to prescribe antibiotics even...
Cannabis-based MS drug made available on NHS in Wales
Clinicians in Wales can now prescribe a cannabis-based medicine to treat muscle spasms in MS patient...
BMI associated with 'substantial' cancer risk, warn researchers
People who are obese or overweight face a significantly higher risk of developing 10 of the most com...
Two out of five adults will develop type 2 diabetes, researchers warn
Over 40% of Americans are expected to develop type 2 diabetes during their adult life, according to ...
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