Unhealthy lifestyles and poor diets
These are the biggest health risks, says Louise Newson Related items fromOnMedica Tackling obesity ‘must be made a national priority’ NHS Health Check waste of time and money, says study Child type 2 diabetes is a ‘wake-up call’ to the nation Stronger sanctions needed to prompt FGM reporting Burnt-out GPs to get new occupational health services from next year (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Longer consultations don ’t make patients happier
…but do they make doctors happier? Related items fromOnMedica BMA calls for maximum number of patients per GP GPs must have longer patient consultations, says BMA Daily Mail highlights desperate GP shortage What value do GPs offer? Demand for seven-day GP services will grow with time (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - November 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - October 2016
Anti-inflammatory drugs to treat depression (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - October 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Radiotherapy gets the investment it needs
£130m fund over the next two years for new radiotherapy machines Related items fromOnMedica Radiotherapy during breast cancer surgery cuts cost and time Radiotherapy equipment to be upgraded, NHS chief pledges Access to advanced brain treatments set to double More investment needed in radiotherapy and surgery CCGs struggling to meet cancer targets (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - October 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
'Terry and Jerry'
What would it take to fix the NHS? Related items fromOnMedica GPs, consultants and public back striking juniors Pressure makes diamonds It ‘beggars belief’ that seven-day NHS plans are uncosted, say MPs To improve GP access, we all need to step out of the trenches Juniors ’ contract concerns about far more than pay (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - October 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
MAP conference 2016
Proving the potential of personalised medicine Related items fromOnMedica NHS pressures could cause staff ‘burnout’ Britain Against Cancer Conference 170,000 people alive 25 years after cancer diagnosis Postcode lottery in early cancer diagnosis revealed Taskforce report (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - October 16, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Testosterone for menopausal women
Should we be prescribing more of it? Related items fromOnMedica Medical cannabis should be made legal, say MPs Experts call on regulators to revisit nalmefene decision Stop smoking drugs not linked to rise in psychiatric side effects NICE calls for safer use of controlled drugs MPs slam government for its poor management of Cancer Drugs Fund (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - October 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - September 2016
Statins: review claims benefits underestimated and harms exaggerated (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - September 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
An app to cut down on drinking
Could an app help people cut down on drinking and lower their cancer risk? Related items fromOnMedica Stroke can often be avoided, claims study Commission more teen mental health and alcohol services Exercise might partly compensate for drinking alcohol Hunt promises to expand NHS digital services Reality check - what the Wachter Review means for IT in the NHS (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - September 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Conflicted
How should doctors complete their Conflict of Interest form? Related items fromOnMedica Treatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs NHS England vows to tackle conflicts of interest GPs will have to declare gifts and hospitality The medicine price debate NHS is not for sale, doctors tell new Government (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - September 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
MS nurse deficit in UK
64% of people with MS live an area lacking specialist care Related items fromOnMedica MS patients miss out on specialist support GPs have little confidence in primary care neurology services MS progression worse in patients who smoke High cost of unscheduled care for MS patients Quadrivalent HPV jab cleared of causal link to MS (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - September 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Public unaware obesity causes cancer
And that's really worrying, says Cancer Research UK (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - September 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Breast cancer and HRT
No need to panic about recent study results, says Louise Newson Related items fromOnMedica HRT may benefit mood but not cognition NICE publishes first guideline on menopause Tackling obesity ‘must be made a national priority’ Vulvovaginal atrophy Combined HRT risk for cancer underestimated (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
Brexit and cancer research
What does Brexit mean for Cancer Research UK? (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
On The Pulse - August 2016
Active surveillance might be better in advanced kidney cancer (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - August 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: blogs
