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Have lungs? You can get lung cancer

Lung cancer remains the UK's biggest cancer killer, with more than one person dying from the disease every
15 minutes

Heart disease biggest killer of pregnant women

Two in 100,000 women die in pregnancy or in the early weeks after childbirth from cardiovascular conditions, the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths has found.

Health visiting services struggling under budget cuts

Cuts to the public health budgets are already having a negative impact on the health visiting service, a new report by the Institute of Health Visiting has found

Girls are still 'at risk of FGM' says leading midwife

More than 30 cases of FGM in girls under the age of 18 were reported between July and September, figures from NHS Digital have shown

Practical considerations when initiating insulin

Theresa Smyth and Karen Blackwood explain how patients can be kept safe when using insulin

Reflecting on the new asthma guidelines for adults

Understanding the new guidance, with its welcome updates, enables you to provide better care more
efficiently, writes Beverly Bostock-Cox

Access course opens door for more would-be nurses

Anyone needing to complete an access course to gain a place on a nursing degree programme could benefit from a new online access course offered by Milton Keynes College

Taking nursing across the world

Opportunities to nurse abroad are endless and you can bring your skills home, writes Vasil Barron

Women and children's health

A partnership aims to improve healthcare for women and children in Merseyside, writes Seeta Bhardwa

Mental health still the underdog

Despite greater recognition, services such as maternal mental health are still pressurised, writes Alex Turnbull

Twelve months of change

No one will forget 2016 in a hurry. Seeta Bhardwa speaks to key players from some of the biggest stories

Heart failure in primary care

Prognosis has improved but 40% of patients die within a year, writes Suneeta Kochhar

The international language of caring

Crystal Oldman explains the differences and similarities in nursing between UK and Japan

Severe asthma linked to depression and anxiety

Asthma can have a severe impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of patients with the condition, a survey by Asthma UK has found

Alcohol-related mortality rises by 400%

The number of deaths linked to alcohol has risen by 400% since 1970, a report from Public Health England (PHE) has found.

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