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Guidelines related to miscarriage should be updated to avoid misdiagnosis and the risk of terminating viable pregnancies, say UK rese

07 Oct 2015

Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease should be screened for depression, Finnish researchers have suggested.

07 Oct 2015

Admitting low-risk older patients with pneumonia to intensive care could reduce mortality, latest study results suggest.

07 Oct 2015

Emergency services clinicians face a greater risk of injury and illness the more hours they work, according to a new study.

30 Sep 2015

The larger the portion, the more people consume – that is the conclusion of a new review into factors that affect what people eat and

30 Sep 2015

Lower bed occupancy is linked to a reduced hospital death rate and improved performance against the national four-hour emergency serv

30 Sep 2015

The antidepressant paroxetine is neither safe nor effective for adolescents with depression, re-analysis of a study has shown.

30 Sep 2015

Using antibacterial soap when washing your hands is no more effective than using plain soap, according to new research.

30 Sep 2015

Smoking is the leading cause of death in the UK and the number of deaths resulting from alcohol use is increasing, latest study resul

23 Sep 2015

A total ban on trans fats in England could prevent 7,000 deaths over the next five years, say UK researchers.

23 Sep 2015

Primary care practitioners need clearer guidelines and policies on monitoring patient safety, say researchers at Imperial College Lon

23 Sep 2015

The need to be available constantly on social media is causing depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality in teenagers, new study res

23 Sep 2015

Current and former users of marijuana are more likely to have ‘prediabetes’ than those who have never used the drug, new research suggests.

23 Sep 2015

Most medical students who experience mental health issues feel under-supported by their medical schools, latest survey results suggest.

16 Sep 2015

Children who have acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) with joint involvement are being misdiagnosed initially with arthritis, according to the latest study findings.

16 Sep 2015

Women from south east Asia should have lower thresholds to diagnose gestational diabetes than white British women, a new study reveals.

16 Sep 2015

The drug varenicline, which is used to help people quit smoking, does not have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, depression or self-harm when compared with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), a new study has found.

16 Sep 2015

The proportion of people in the UK with intellectual disability who have been treated with psychotropic drugs far exceeds the proportion who have a recorded mental illness, a new study reveals.

16 Sep 2015

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