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Annual flu vaccination reduces risk of death in patients with heart failure, study finds

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December 10, 2018
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Statins are overprescribed for primary prevention, study suggests

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December 04, 2018
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Showing people scans of silent atherosclerosis helps them to reduce their cardiovascular risk

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December 04, 2018

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Dementia: brief cognitive assessments often misclassify condition

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November 29, 2018

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Patients in Wales wait longest out of 10 regions to begin bowel cancer treatment

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November 28, 2018
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Obesity is linked to increased asthma risk in children, finds study

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November 26, 2018
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Probiotics for gastroenteritis in young children do not improve symptoms, studies find

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November 22, 2018
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Person centred care that includes antipsychotic review reduces agitation in dementia patients, finds study

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November 20, 2018

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Referring patients with suspected oral cancer to dentists may delay diagnosis, say GPs

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November 20, 2018
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Pollution: London’s low emission zone has improved air quality but not children’s lungs, study finds

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November 14, 2018
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Researcher questions new study suggesting benefits of breast screening

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November 13, 2018

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Vitamin D does not reduce cancer or cardiovascular events in healthy adults, trial finds

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November 12, 2018

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Under 16s are at highest risk of being stabbed going home from school, UK study finds

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November 07, 2018
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Nearly half of older patients stop taking statins within a year, study finds

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November 07, 2018

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High dose iron regimen improves outcomes in dialysis patients, UK study finds

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October 30, 2018
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Short interpregnancy interval is associated with increased risks to the mother and fetus

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October 29, 2018

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Hypothermia treatment does not help traumatic brain injury, study finds

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October 24, 2018
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Cystic fibrosis: triple drug regimens that target defective ion channel improve lung function, studies show

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October 19, 2018
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HIV diagnoses fall by a quarter after PrEP roll-out in Australia

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October 18, 2018
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Diagnosis of “mystery” conditions improves with advanced US network approach

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October 10, 2018
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Thyroid hormone therapy does not improve symptoms in subclinical hypothyroidism, review finds

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October 03, 2018
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Screen time: two hour daily limit would improve children’s cognition, study finds

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September 27, 2018

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Practice based pharmacists free up five hours of GP time a week

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September 25, 2018
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Risk of premature death from chronic conditions higher in UK than many other rich countries

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September 20, 2018

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