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Preterm birth: babies born before 32 weeks of gestation face higher asthma risk (photo: Joseph Nettis/Science Photo Library)

Preterm birth raises asthma risk three-fold, major study finds

Children born preterm are up to three times more likely to develop asthma in later life, a large stu...

Antibiotics: 'commitment' posters could cut inappropriate prescribing by GPs (Photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Posters in GP surgeries cut antibiotic misuse

Displaying posters in GP surgeries about the importance of using antibiotics correctly could cut ina...

BP: QOF could help improve value for money from health checks

QOF could make NHS Health Checks value for money, say researchers

Current QOF indicators may boost the numbers of patients treated to reduce their risk of cardiovascu...

Flu vaccination rates are very low among at-risk groups such as pregnant women (Photo: UNP)

Patients at risk as flu vaccine uptake drops to three-year low

The NHS is set to miss important flu vaccination targets this winter as uptake falls to its lowest p...

Diabetes: GP support during Ramadan key (photo: SPL)

GPs urged to step up Ramadan diabetes support

GPs have been urged to increase support for Muslim patients who suffer from diabetes and wish to fas...

MI: thousands of patients could have been saved with adoption of new technology

Thousands of MI deaths in UK avoidable, study finds

More than 11,000 UK patients who died from MI over the past seven years could have been saved had th...

Consultation: GPs handed extra training to spot cancer

GPs set for cancer training to tackle diagnosis delays

GPs in London will be given extra training to spot cancer symptoms after NHS England claimed early d...

BMI: lower thresholds for at-risk people could save billions (Photo: Haymarket Medical/Jason Heath Lancy)

Treat high BMI earlier to save NHS billions, NICE says

Using a lower BMI threshold for intervention in people from minority ethnic groups could cut levels ...

Men over 65 are eligible for ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) (Photo: Science Photo Library)

GPs handed support for aneurysm screening advice

GPs can now direct patients to an interactive website to help men decide whether to be screened for ...

England's mental health czar said 'extreme' variations in quality exist between services

NICE guidance impact questioned amid health postcode lottery

A review of the impact of NICE guidance on medical practice is urgently needed to address 'extreme' ...

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