Having abnormally small red blood cells—a condition known as microcytosis—could indicate cancer, according to new research led by a University of Exeter student working with a world-leading team.
May 5, 2020
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Early GP referrals are likely to lead to cancer patients surviving longer, a study by King's College London and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has found.
Apr 20, 2020
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The research team, based at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West in collaboration with the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), studied the impact of NEWS scores collected for more than 13,000 ...
Apr 7, 2020
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The first UK clinical trial to increase the identification and treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) patients in primary care has been found to be effective, acceptable to staff and highly cost-effective for the NHS. The University ...
Feb 26, 2020
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General practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists work best together when they understand and value one another's expertise, according to a new study by researchers at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol.
Feb 12, 2020
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Self-harm is a major public health concern and new research at Keele University has found that GPs recognize self-harm as a serious risk for suicide, but some do not feel equipped to manage people who self-harm.
Feb 11, 2020
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Regular involvement of a GP in the care of children and young people with life-limiting conditions can reduce hospital admissions, a new study has found.
Feb 11, 2020
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The role of primary care needs to be improved to help young stroke survivors return to work, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge.
Jan 28, 2020
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GPs are being urged to consider shortness of breath and cough as potential predictors of lung cancer, after a study found they were becoming more common as the first symptom in diagnosis.
Jan 28, 2020
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There is a difference between seeing a patient with a catalogue of two or more serious chronic diseases and a healthy patient who just needs a prescription to treat a case of cystitis.
Jan 23, 2020
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