GPs from across Great Britain are calling for support to rebuild General Practice – as new polling shows that nearly 9 in 10 GPs fear patients aren’t always safe at their surgeries and 7 out of 10 GPs see this risk increasing over time. The campaign, called Rebuild General Practice, comes at a time of ‘crisis’ when […]
Ground-breaking project to monitor young patients at home wins funding from NHSX: The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Isansys Lifecare have won funding from NHS England’s Transformation Directorate (formally NHSX) to create a hospital from home for acutely unwell children. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, has successfully trialled the state-of-the-art […]
The 18th of March is World Sleep Day. Learn more about getting a good night’s kip here with this Ted episode. Want to not only fall asleep quickly but also stay asleep longer? Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains how your room temperature, lighting and other easy-to-fix factors can set the stage for a better night’s […]
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Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths – first global estimates: The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country’s cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization’s recommendations, around 182,000 newborn deaths could have been averted in 2018. Tobacco use can have direct and indirect effects on children’s health. For example, smoking during […]
HerbMark ® gathers momentum assuring quality supplies of medicinal herbs to UK practitioners: Seven suppliers of medicinal herbs to UK practitioners have been awarded the British Herbal Medicine Association’s (BHMA) newly launched HerbMark ®. Developed by the BHMA under its Herbal Practitioner Suppliers Scheme (HPSS), the quality standard is only awarded to companies that are […]
Discovery of novel brain fear mechanisms offers target for anxiety-reducing drugs: A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviours such as ‘freezing’ has been identified by neuroscientists. The University of Bristol researchers say the discovery of a key pathway in the brain, published in the journal eLife, offers a potential […]
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World Oral Health Day: Top tips for a smile to be proud of: More than one-in-two (51%) UK adults suffer from anxiety or are self-conscious about the health of their smile, according to recent research from the Oral Health Foundation. Common oral diseases like tooth decay and gum disease are major health concerns and negatively […]
Frailty may be reversible for some people with rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis patients living with frailty may find their frailty is reversible following treatment, according to a new study. The research, published in RMD Open and led by the University of Glasgow, looked at frailty – a vulnerability to poor health-outcomes – in people with rheumatoid […]
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Echinacea: Herbal medicine as part of a winter health strategy: Dr Ross Walton, Immunologist and founder of clinical research company, A-IR reviews the building scientific research for the herb Echinacea and discusses how this easily accessible licensed herbal medicine may play a useful and valid role as part of a winter health strategy. Echinacea purpurea is […]
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The next pandemic? Sleep problems: Ahead of World Sleep Day 2022, Priory experts on what affects quality of sleep – and how to improve your sleep patterns Anxiety is the chief ‘enabler’ of poor quality sleep, even after falling asleep Alcohol is a bad ‘hypnotic’, making a person sleepy but dehydrated, so they wake up earlier […]