NHS launches medical news service

NHS Choices, the online 'front door' to the NHS, launches a daily health news service to help people make sense of the stories appearing in the news about medical research.

Behind the headlines, on NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk/News/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx), is an evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news. The service explains the facts behind newspaper headlines and an understanding of the science. It also provides an authoritative resource for General Practitioners, which they can rely on when talking to patients, and a trusted resource for journalists.

"This service has been created with the public in mind and is a valuable addition to the health resources being made available to the public by NHS Choices," said a spokesman. "It puts patients in the driving seat by giving them the sort of reliable and dependable information they require."