As vaccine sceptic attitudes continue to spread in political groups on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK government is now offering vaccination against chickenpox. As of 2 January general practices ...
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Effective obesity care? Doctors could ask more about people’s lives and less about their weight
Doctors can reframe their consultations to focus on the whole person in front of them, and not the numbers on scales, says Ellen Fallows The latest guidelines on obesity from the National Institute ...
Campaigners have welcomed restrictions on junk food advertising to combat childhood obesity finally coming into effect in the UK. They warned, however, that allowing companies to continue to advertise ...
A much heralded overhaul of Poland’s health education programme has become a target for right wing and religious groups that could have major consequences for sexual health and disinformation. Anna ...
Staying calm and respectful can be challenging, but could make all the difference, Elisabeth Mahase hears Michael El Boghdady, senior trainee registrar in general surgery and director of education at ...
It’s all part of a “carrot-and-stick” approach by the Chinese government to try to boost birthrates. From 1 January 2026 condoms and other contraceptives will no longer be exempt from China’s 13% ...
Not only is gonorrhoea becoming increasingly common, but rising antibiotic resistance is making the once easily curable infection increasingly difficult to treat, reports Katharine Lang Drug resistant ...
Those who fund and structure general practice need to reflect on how better to support doctors especially those who have commitments to children and other dependents. There are systemic issues at at p ...
Israel’s “cynical and calculated” threat to ban aid organisations from the Gaza Strip could leave Palestinians without lifesaving medical care, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. New rules mean ...
US officials have approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide), opening the door to even more patients taking it. The “Wegovy pill”—cheaper than the ...
I am saddened to read the recent article regarding fake appointments. I first wrote on this issue in 2018 and had hoped the article would now be a historic document. I believe to punish an individual ...
Almost one million people have signed up to a national diabetes prevention scheme, which has been shown to cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than a third. NHS England released details ...
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