Women are more likely to have heart attacks with atypical symptoms, explains Hannah Waterhouse.
Nurses can now prescribe an injectable contraception which can be self-administered by the female.
Expanding multi-disciplinary teams, including community nurses, which collaborate better with the rest of the NHS is a key recommendation of a new report released by the British Medical Association...
London has the lowest rate of coverage of routine vaccinations for children, according to figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
More must to be done to tackle the rising rate of childhood obesity in Scotland, a leading figure has said after a report by the Scottish Government found that a third of children in the country were...
George Winter explains the different types and patients most at-risk, in the UK and abroad
Changes are afoot in the e-cigarette market and it is vital to keep up to date, writes Darush Attar-Zadeh.
?Nearly a quarter of people in Scotland smoke, with the majority of them wanting to quit, a survey by the Scottish Government has found.
Diabetes UK is running an award for schools to showcase good practice in schools’ care of children and young people with diabetes.
UK community nurse Cath Nixon explains how she used her skills in the mountains of Nepal.
Sleep deprivation seems to increase the risk of contracting the common cold around four fold, according to a study of 164 men and women aged between 18 and 55 years.
Why Margaret Stubbs believes it is every nurse's responsibility to ensure the best advice for diabetes patients.
Continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin can be useful for some, explains David Morris in this overview.
Taking antibiotics seems to be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to Danish researchers who matched 170,504 people with the condition and 1,364,008 controls.
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