NHS trials low impact sleep apnoea device
A major new NHS-backed clinical trial is getting underway in the UK to test a potential alternative to CPAP for millions of people living with...
Cancer patients to get personal care plan
Every cancer patient will be given individual support, designed just for them, under the government's National Cancer Plan. For the first time, every patient will...
UK wide database on depression set to grow
A Queen's University researcher is helping to develop the world's largest ever dataset for severe depression, which will span all four-nations of the UK. The...
Dramatic rise in late diagnosis of oesophageal cancer
The proportion of oesophageal cancer cases diagnosed at stage 4 has risen from around a quarter to just over a third of all cases, over...
Coeliac UK at Medical Research Showcase
Coeliac UK was chosen as one of only eight charities to exhibit at a Medical Research Showcase in the House of Commons, hosted by the...
USA Fat Camp (1940)
The 1940 USA Fat Camp newsreel from British Pathé (Film ID: 1206.04) showcases a women’s weight loss camp in America run along quasi military lines....
Almost half of Brits on weight loss jabs are ‘hacking’ medication
Almost half of Brits on weight loss jabs are ‘hacking' medication or using unlicensed sellers as payday pressures hit. Almost half (44%) of the 1.6million...
Two thirds of adults in England are overweight or living with obesity
Two thirds of adults in England are overweight or living with obesity, latest Health Survey for England data shows. The 2024 Health Survey for England (HSE), the country's flagship study...
Gout medication can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke
A ground breaking new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the...
Future vaccine trials must include care home residents
Vaccine trial review finds that future vaccine trials must include care home residents “During the pandemic, not a single care home resident was recruited into...
