Cardiology
Making sense of genetic testing for heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by academics at The University of Nottingham looks at how patients respond to genetic testing for risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Apr 28, 2014
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British Journal of General Practice
Oncology & Cancer
Seeing the same doctor could affect time to cancer diagnosis
Whether or not patients see the same GP could affect how quickly bowel and lung cancers are diagnosed, according to a Cancer Research UK study led by University of Bristol researchers published in the British Journal of General ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Health
Taking a team approach to patient care
Improved data and encouraging doctors to work together as a team on patient care could be one way to improve conditions for stressed GPs, a new study has found.
Mar 3, 2023
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Cardiology
Research supports intelligence-led heart disease prevention over systematic health checks
New research suggests that intelligence-led heart disease prevention can significantly increase the prescription of preventive drugs to the patients who can benefit most.
Aug 16, 2016
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Addiction
WHO-commissioned report on e-cigarettes misleading, experts say
World leading tobacco experts argue that a recently published World Health Organization (WHO)-commissioned review of evidence on e-cigarettes contains important errors, misinterpretations and misrepresentations putting policy-makers ...
Sep 4, 2014
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Cardiology
Study discovers anticoagulant drugs are being prescribed against safety advice
A study by researchers at the University of Birmingham has shown that GPs are prescribing anticoagulants to patients with an irregular heartbeat against official safety advice.
Jul 17, 2017
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Health
Requests for emergency contraception could be an important sign of abuse
Women who experience domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are more than twice as likely to seek emergency contraception as other women, according to a study by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-funded researchers ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Small red blood cells could indicate cancer
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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Medical research
Editorial paper finds COVID-19 death among doctors in the UK is mostly in over-60s
An editorial paper has reviewed evidence and found that most of the UK deaths in doctors from COVID-19 are aged over 60.
May 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Using the right test for the right person to detect bowel cancer
Despite Australia and New Zealand having one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, most Australians are either not having the right type of bowel cancer screening or not having any screening at all.
Apr 4, 2023
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