A large research study from the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter has revealed that older people are not being referred for mental health support nearly as frequently as their younger counterparts despite achieving better ...
Jun 5, 2017
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The NHS Health Check programme in England may have prevented an estimated 4,600 to 8,400 heart attacks, strokes, or death from these causes in its first five years, according to an independent review of the programme led ...
Dec 19, 2016
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People who dismiss their symptoms as trivial or worry about wasting the doctor's time may decide against going to their GP with red-flag cancer warning symptoms, according to a Cancer Research UK study* published in the British ...
Jan 25, 2015
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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 term "morning sickness" is misleading and should instead be described as nausea and sickness in pregnancy, argue researchers led by the University of Warwick who have demonstrated that these symptoms can occur at any ...
Jun 30, 2020
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A new study has identified the highest risk symptoms that can indicate testicular cancer, in research that aims to improve diagnosis.
Jul 2, 2018
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Primary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval symptoms and consider the diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS), research led by the ...
Jun 26, 2023
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A University of Birmingham study has found alarming evidence of severe mental health problems, substance dependence and alcohol misuse amongst homeless population.
Jul 2, 2019
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Other mental illness diagnoses, taking psychotropic medication prescribed to treat those illnesses, and specific health service use patterns are strong indicators of bipolar disorder, show researchers from the University ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Potentially life-saving cancer risk assessment tools are being widely underused by general practices across the UK, according to new research.
May 8, 2019
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