Oncology & Cancer
GPs text messages boost cervical screening uptake
Sending a text message reminder can lead to more women taking up cervical screening, new research has shown.
Jul 9, 2020
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News tagged with gps
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Astrophysics and AI may offer key to early dementia diagnosis
Crucial early diagnosis of dementia in general practice could improve thanks to a computer model designed in a collaboration between Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and astrophysicists at the University of Sussex.
Dec 17, 2019
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Diabetes
Research changes GP guidelines on frailty in diabetes
New guidelines will help GPs get the best outcomes for older people with diabetes after they were changed to include specific advice around frailty.
Feb 27, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find weak points on Epstein-Barr virus
Studies of interactions between two lab-generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and an essential Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) protein have uncovered targets that could be exploited in designing treatments and vaccines for this ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Cardiology
A talk with your GP may prevent cardiovascular disease
Having a general practitioner (GP) who is trained in motivational interviewing may reduce your risk of getting cardiovascular disease. But only if you do not already have diabetes or are at risk of developing it. This is ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
The freedom to roam for people with dementia
The debilitating effect of dementia on lifestyle is well-documented, not least relating to the ability and confidence of those with the condition to make their way around.
Nov 16, 2015
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Medications
GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use
GPs must be better-equipped to support patients to manage the psychological challenge of reducing their opioid use—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
May 13, 2019
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Health
Online support for GPs reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions
New research from King's College London, published today in The BMJ, shows that electronically-delivered prescribing feedback and online decision support for GPs reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Diabetes
Levels of diabetes have tripled in 25 years
The proportion of adults with diagnosed diabetes trebled between 1994 and 2019, report researchers from UCL and the National Center for Social Research (NatCen), who have analyzed the latest results from the Health Survey ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
GP referral to weight loss program is effective, acceptable and takes 30 seconds
Tackling obesity by offering the opportunity to attend a weight loss programme during a routine consultation is effective, welcomed by patients and takes 30 seconds of physicians' time, according to a new randomised trial ...
Oct 25, 2016
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