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Study: Free birth control lowered abortion, teen birth rates

A new study that gave free birth control to low-income teens and women in St. Louis has found that the free contraception dramatically lowered rates for teen births and abortions.

6 Oct 2012

UTSW reports successful delivery of quintuplets

Three boys and two girls were born Thursday, Aug. 9, to missionaries Carrie and Gavin Jones at UT Southwestern Medical Center, among the first sets of quintuplets delivered nationally so far this year.

13 Aug 2012

Steroid induced Cushing’s warning

People who develop Cushing’s syndrome as a result of taking systemic glucocorticoids are at very high risk of cardiovascular disease, warn researchers.

8 Aug 2012

Migrant access to GPs lacking

Migrants newly arriving in the UK need better access to GPs and primary care services, say experts from the Health Protection Agency.

7 Aug 2012

GPs urged to publicise patient rights

Patients have ‘very limited’ knowledge of their rights as laid out in the NHS Constitution, the Patients Association says.

6 Aug 2012

Poorly sighted need help with meds

GPs should check that elderly patients can see well enough to read prescriptions and tell different medications apart, warn UK researchers. They point out that many older patients with visual impairment need help to manage their medications.

3 Aug 2012

Alcoholics are often going undiagnosed

Medical staff often do not spot alcohol problems in their patients unless they are already intoxicated, say UK researchers from the University of Leicester.

3 Aug 2012

Study supports HPV-only screening

A single high-risk human papilloma virus-positive test can predict the development of cervical neoplasias for up to 18 years, a large, American study shows.

2 Aug 2012

NICE commissioning targets unveiled

NICE has released the full menu of Commissioning Outcomes Framework indicators that it is proposing CCG performance should be judged on from 2013.

1 Aug 2012

GP cancer referrals ‘vary widely’

Cancer referral rates vary markedly across England, reveal data published today by the National Cancer Intelligence Network.

31 Jul 2012

Infant whooping cough concern

The ongoing increase in whooping cough cases has extended to very young babies, reports the Health Protection Agency, prompting further efforts to step up the immunisation programme.

30 Jul 2012

NICE steps up physical activity efforts

NICE has launched a public health briefing for local governments on how to promote physical activity, warning that staging the Olympics may not be enough to get people up off their sofas and taking exercise.

27 Jul 2012

Physios to get prescribing powers

Physiotherapists and podiatrists are set to gain independent prescribing powers from 2014, under proposals unveiled by the Department of Health this week.

26 Jul 2012

RCGP: GPs ‘crucial’ in personal budget plans

The RCGP is calling for GPs to review personal health budget care plans, warning that patients’ health needs may not be met if their allocated funds run out.

25 Jul 2012

Asda to sell OTC asthma inhalers

From today, asthma patients will be able to buy salbutamol inhalers from Asda supermarkets, without seeing their GP.

24 Jul 2012

Unexplained fatigue in women: start iron supplements

Iron deficiency may be underdiagnosed in women of child-bearing age who report considerable fatigue, say researchers whose randomized controlled trial results show a significant reduction in fatigue after women took iron supplements.

20 Jul 2012

Bid to cut unnecessary GP visits

The NHS has launched a national survey to investigate why people go to their doctor about common ailments, as part of a campaign aimed at cutting down on unnecessary GP appointments.

13 Jul 2012

Call for more restricted opioid use

US experts call for more selective and cautious opioid prescribing for chronic noncancer pain in primary care, because of concerns over misuse of the drugs and continued uncertainty over when and for how long they should be prescribed.

13 Jul 2012

NICE: GPs must target diabetes prevention

Guidance for the prevention of type 2 diabetes out today from NICE urges GPs to step up efforts to get high-risk patients onto lifestyle intervention programmes. As trailed at the end of last year, the guidance recommends that GPs run checks on their practice register using a validated computerised diabetes risk tool and invite those falling into high-risk groups for a proper risk assessment, in line with the NHS Health Check programme.

12 Jul 2012