Waist-to-height ratio guidance questioned
Waist-to-height ratio advice questioned: National health guidance is 'misleading' claim University health experts. Health researchers in the West Midlands demonstrate…
NICE
Prostate cancer treatment abiraterone not available
Men in England & Wales miss out on abiraterone as first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer: The Institute of Cancer…
Professor Gillian Leng, CBE, appointed Chief Executive of NICE
NICE has announced that Professor Gillian Leng, CBE, has been appointed as its new Chief Executive on the 18th March.…
Take Fainting to Heart
Our message this World Heart Rhythm Week (4-10 June) is Take Fainting to Heart – there is no such thing…
Empathy makes you a better doctor
It’s just common sense that doctors who have empathy make better doctors. However, until now, the benefit to patients has…
Defending ourselves from antibiotic resistance
The antibiotic group of medication has undoubtedly been responsible for relieving suffering and saving more lives than any other collective…
Pancreatic cancer: Improving outcomes
Pancreatic cancer has no early warning signs and the majority of people with this disease present with acute symptoms such…