Pilot project succeeds at reducing loneliness in older people
A pilot project run by Age UK testing new approaches to reducing loneliness in older people has found success in tackling the isolation that...
Time for a change of tack on drug development for neurodegenerative diseases?
UCB's Duncan McHale outlines why reclassification might be a good idea to boost drug development for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Neurodegenerative diseases are...
Drug development for cancer and inflammatory disease
Sumith A Kularatne, Vice President of Research and Development at On Target Laboratories shares the research strides he has made in drug development
Health and Social Care Network: Connectivity in public sector procurement
Innopsis director Michael Bowyer takes stock as the healthcare sector prepares for the launch of the Health and Social Care Network in March this...
Be Food Smart app to help with healthier choices for kids
The Be Food Smart app, Public Health England’s latest Change4Life campaign, aims to help parents make healthier food and drink choices for their children
Following...
Innovative reform vital to action plan on antimicrobial resistance
Health First Europe’s honorary president, John Bowis, looks forward to a new EU action plan on antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections
“Excessive and inappropriate use...
Suicide rates are ‘unacceptably high’, say Health Committee
The Health Committee says a clear implementation strategy and increased support for public mental health services are needed to bring down suicide rates
In its...
Dementia and disability could be prevented by changing three mid-life risk factors
According to new research, dementia and disability later in life could be prevented altogether by changing three mid-life risk factors
Research by the ESRC and...
Councils can raise tax to pay for social care, says Javid
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid says £900 million will be made available for councils to pay for social care over the next two years
Government was...
Wastewater reveals drug taking habits of European cities
Wastewater analysis from the SCORE group and the EU drugs agency highlights the drug taking habits of European cities’ inhabitants
The latest findings from the...
The global challenge of tackling antibiotic resistance
AG highlights the World Health Organization's efforts on the global challenge of tackling antibiotic resistance, through their action plan
Antimicrobial resistance has become one of...
Councils spend less than 1% on public mental health, charity reveals
Public mental health is not a priority for local authorities according to new figures on spending revealed by the mental health charity Mind
Mental health...
Supporting cancer prevention in Europe
AG highlights the European Commission's commitment to cancer prevention in Europe
According to the European Commission, cancer is likely to remain one of the biggest...
Emergency admissions: Patients face long delays for beds
More than 10% of emergency admissions patients in England are now facing long delays for hospital beds "due to growing demand"
According to the BBC,...
WHO’s European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015-2020
Programme Manager João Breda explains the likely repercussions of the WHO’s European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015-2020
With the unanimous adoption of the World...
Paediatric ataxias: Complex disorders with many challenges
An Italian clinical and research network aims at improving the diagnosis, management and care of patients with paediatric ataxias
Paediatric ataxias (PAs) are a large,...
A smart mirror for cardio-metabolic risk prevention
The SEMEOTICONS project presents the Wize Mirror, a multisensory platform that analyses your face for signs of cardio-metabolic risk and guides behavioural change
Cardiovascular diseases...
WHO guidance on HIV self-testing issued to coincide with World AIDS Day
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the World Health Organization has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to HIV...
Can metals replace traditional antibiotics?
Raymond J Turner and colleagues at the University of Calgary consider the future of metals as replacements for traditional antibiotics
The prophylactic use of antibiotics...
Doctors threaten to boycott ‘passport for free treatment’ plans
Plans to tackle ‘health tourism’ by asking patients to show their passport to prove they are eligible for free treatment have been criticised by...
