Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Current imaging methods such as MRI and X-ray provide information about cartilage thickness and composition, but give no quantitative
Heart attack patients are more likely than others to experience depression, but less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
Physical speech problems are often less of a problem for people with Parkinson’s disease than the cognitive ability to keep up with c
A review of CT and MRI scans of Brazilian babies born with microcephaly has confirmed a range of brain abnormalities associated with
A survey of 450,000 Spanish workers reveals half of obese people do not present metabolic abnormalities such as disturbed insulin sig
Young people with type 1 diabetes have three times the risk of developing epilepsy later in life, research concludes.
Transitional care, which aims to reduce adverse events following hospital discharge, is particularly effective when provided by clini
UK toddlers are consuming more than the recommended amount of calories and protein, potentially putting them at risk of obesity in la
Patients with a high body mass index (BMI) who have a liver transplant face an increased risk of developing steatosis – when the live
Patients with cancer who die at home live longer than those who die in hospital, new study results suggest.
Use of cannabis in pregnancy is linked to low birthweight and the need for intensive care, say US researchers.
There is little evidence to back locating primary care services in emergency/urgent care facilities, a new study suggests.
Women are up to 40% more likely than men to be prescribed certain types of antibiotics, say German and Swedish researchers who carried out an international review of 11 studies involving more than 44 million people.
Researchers claim to have found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Pioglitazone, a drug that helps control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study.
Specialist nurse intervention reduces hospital admissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research suggests.
Sight problems in young children can have a significant effect on their reading ability, say a research team from the Bradford Institute for Research.
Gender-specific differences between protein levels in the brains of men and women with dementia have been revealed in a new study.
