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The latest health and social care news and a look at research and development into the treatment of common and rare diseases alike. We also look at the vital changes being made to help deliver effective healthcare through the digital transformation within the NHS.

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Understanding age-related macular degeneration and emerging treatments

Health & Social Care
Steven T. Reed, O.D., President of the American Optometric Association, discusses age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of severe vision loss in adults over 50, and the importance of early diagnosis and preventive care.

Living with lung disease in the UK

Health & Social Care
The British Lung Foundation’s research findings are explored here on lung disease in the UK and their ‘battle for breath’ campaign The British Lung Foundation’s...

Maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control

Health & Social Care
Elaine Ross, board member of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) details the key issues around infection prevention and control (IPC) in the UK today

Suicide: A major public health concern

Health & Social Care
Dr Jane Pearson from NIMH highlights suicide as a public health concern and addresses how can be prevented and the contributing factors behind it

The dyspnoea crisis

Health & Social Care
Wendy Preston and Katy Beckford of ARNS tell us about the problem of dyspnoea and how it impacts on morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation

European health information project BRIDGE Health looks to the future

Health & Social Care
Petronille Bogaert and Herman Van Oyen at BRIDGE Health provide a fascinating overview of the European health information project today

How is the UK supporting biotech to create innovative medicines?

Health & Social Care
CEO of the BioIndustry Association (BIA), Steve Bates explores how the UK government is supporting biotech in order to create innovative medicines

Modern research into rare diseases

Health & Social Care
Research infrastructure project manager at EURORDIS, Virginie Bros-Facer highlights the extent of rare diseases in Europe in this insightful article

Workplace mental health: Healthy workforce, healthy society

Health & Social Care
The European Brain Council (EBC) highlights the challenges around workplace mental health, following World Mental Health Day on 10th October

Heart valve Disease: The heart of the matter

Health & Social Care
Associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation, Dr Mike Knapton explores the fundamentals of heart valve disease

The symptoms of Huntington’s disease

Health & Social Care
Chief Executive of the Huntington’s disease Association, Cath Stanley explores the symptoms, causes, and the vital role of research within the field

Experts warn medical research partnerships could suffer after Brexit

Health & Social Care
Experts are voicing their concerns that a poor Brexit deal could badly affect medical research partnerships if EU programmes are not replaced

Effective prevention and control of infectious diseases

Health & Social Care
David Partridge from the British Infection Association provides a comprehensive overview of effective infection prevention and control in the UK today

Scottish government to introduce mental health funding boost

Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government has announced a mental health funding boost of £500,000 in a move announced on World Mental Health day

Mental health staff say cuts have lead to increased assault

Health & Social Care
Mental health staff have linked cuts to services and staff shortages with an increase in assault and abuse from patients, especially in England 

Dementia as a progressive condition

Health & Social Care
The Alzheimer's Society in the UK provides a fascinating glimpse into the most dementia as a progressive condition and its common forms

Health officials pledge to reduce cholera deaths by 90%

Health & Social Care
Health Officials from across the globe are set to meet in France and pledge to dramatically reduce cholera deaths by 2030
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