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Text messages can boost flu jab uptake

Sending text messages to remind parents to vaccinate their child against flu increases uptake in har...

GP data added to Olympic disease monitoring scheme

Out-of-hours GP data is now being monitored to provide real-time disease outbreak information ahead ...

Professor Sheikh:  the service will help GPs build confidence in interpreting investigations into underlying allergic conditions

GP sets up allergy service helpdesk for primary care

A GPSI with a special interest in allergy has set up a free helpdesk to answer GP queries on allergi...

Poor NHS gene test access 'undermining patient care'

Poor NHS provision of genetic testing is leading to cancer patients receiving sub-optimal care, onco...

Metformin blister pack (Photo: SPL)

Risks and benefits of diabetes drug metformin remain 'uncertain'

Metformin's risks and benefits in terms of all-cause mortality remain 'uncertain', researchers in Fr...

Dr Sharma: 'Now is the ideal time to re-evaluate the balance from focusing on the cost to focusing on safety'

Patients will be at risk unless drug rules are overhauled, experts warn

Patients are being put at risk by excessive red tape blocking access to affordable, licensed drugs, ...

Osteoporosis and fracture risk was raised among women who went through the menopause early (Photograph: SPL)

Early menopause link to increased mortality risk and fracture

Early menopause is associated with an increased risk of mortality and fracture later in life, resear...

A woman holds an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), or coil (SPL)

Over 3 million women do not have access to full contraception services

Over 3.2m women live in areas of England without comprehension contraceptive services, details of a ...

Ben Summerskill: 'Respondents told us that they can't talk openly to GPs.'

Third of gay and bisexual men not out to their GP

A third (34%) of gay and bisexual men are not out to their GP or healthcare professionals, according...

PCTs’ use of unlicensed bevacizumab for wet age-related macular degeneration is being challenged (Photograph: SPL)

GMC halts prescribing overhaul as Lucentis legal challenge begins

The GMC has halted a planned overhaul of its guidance on prescribing cheap off-label and unlicensed ...

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