The risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following COVID-19 infection is eight to ten times higher than after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, researchers have said.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr Sharon Belmo.
Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr Sharon Belmo.
The government has confirmed that shielding will come to an end from 1 April.
Female patients from 166 GP practices in London will be offered HPV home testing kits as part of a new study that is aiming to boost uptake of cervical screening and could see the tests adopted across England.
Extending the list of symptoms that allow people to book a COVID-19 test could help detect around a third more cases, researchers have said.
New data from the Oxford/AstraZenca COVID-19 vaccine suggests that one dose of the jab could cut transmission of the virus by 67%.
Loss of taste and smell and neurological aspects of ‘long COVID’ infection will be covered in a forthcoming MIMS Learning webinar, free for healthcare professionals.
GPs should proactively follow up all high-risk or vulnerable patients who have had a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 to ensure they have access to appropriate care, according to the first clinical guideline on long COVID.
There is not currently enough evidence to support taking vitamin D to prevent or treat COVID-19, a new rapid evidence review by NICE has concluded.
The government has confirmed that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is behind the surge in cases in the south-east of England. GPonline looks at what we know so far.
On Monday 14 December health secretary Matt Hancock told parliament that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus had been discovered and suggested it might be behind the surge in cases in the south-east of England. GPonline looks at what we know so far.
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has said.
Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has said.
GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.
GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.
Prescriptions for HRT are 29% lower in GP practices in England’s most deprived areas compared with those in the most affluent areas, a new study has found.
GPs’ ‘gut feelings’ are more effective at identifying patients with cancer than some clinical guidelines, particularly in patients with non-specific or multiple symptoms, new research suggests.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.
From next year GP practices will be incentivised to ensure people with obesity receive weight loss support, according to the government’s new obesity strategy which is unveiled today.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.