Having evidence of how to reduce alcohol related harm is not enough, political will is also required, says Ian Hamilton The good news is we are collectively consuming less alcohol […]More…
Objective To assess efficacy and safety of laughter exercise in patients with symptomatic dry eye disease. Design Non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. Setting Recruitment was from…
Campaigners say these conflicts of interest are detrimental to public health, but defenders say they reflect the lack of funding in nutrition research. Sophie Borland…
Treatments are being restricted by cash poor local services, with many patients being denied specialist drugs, surgery, and support. Elisabeth Mahase investigates Access to services…
The weight loss injection liraglutide, branded as Saxenda, effectively reduced body mass index (BMI) in children and was more effective than lifestyle interventions in a…
A “whole of government” approach to tackling long term sickness and economic inactivity could return as many as 600 000 people to the UK workforce within…
Industry influence still threatens the integrity of healthcare and harms patients “To influence physicians from the bottom up” reads an internal company document published in…
I recently went on a country walk with two medical friends, and for some reason we started to talk about 360 degree feedback, sometimes called…
The UK’s first statutory inquiry into mental health deaths is expected to unearth many more deaths among Essex inpatients from 2000 to 2023 than the…
Public health leaders have called on the government to take “bold” action and commit to a 10 year sexual and reproductive health plan for England…
When people consult their GP they often arrive with a clearly defined medical problem—a pain, a lump, breathlessness, a rash—and what they’re asking for is…
