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Loneliness linked to higher NHS healthcare costs and poorer health in the UK

Lonely people incur an extra £850 in annual healthcare costs to the NHS, as well as experiencing worse mental and physical health

3 Sep 2025

How effective is the RSV vaccine for older adults?

A single dose of the RSV vaccine offers 58% protection against hospitalization in older adults, but effectiveness varies in immunocompromised individuals.

3 Sep 2025

AI app Ovum gives Australian women the power to advocate for their own health

Ovum is an Australian-first AI-powered app designed to empower women to track symptoms, gain personalised health insights, and advocate for better healthcare outcomes. Developed with clinical trials and user feedback, Ovum aims to address the longstanding dismissal of women’s health concerns by the medical system.

6 Aug 2025

More family doctors choose focused practice over comprehensive care

This study examined long‑term shifts toward focused practice among family physicians in Ontario, Canada, as well as changes in the number of comprehensive family physicians relative to population growth.

27 May 2025

Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise in cutting surgical wait times

How can we reduce wait times for much needed hip and knee replacement surgery in Canada? Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise, according to research published in CMAJ.

20 May 2025

Talking therapy by GPs eases PTSD symptoms after critical illness

A brief spell of talking therapy with a general practitioner reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for survivors of critical illness, finds a trial from Germany published by The BMJ today.

8 May 2025

AI-enhanced doctors: How new technology is transforming patient care, cutting errors, and freeing up NHS

The NHS and UK doctors are set to benefit from ground-breaking artificial intelligence technology designed to transform the way doctors interact with patients, reducing medical errors, cutting administrative burdens, and making thousands of additional appointments available.

7 Mar 2025

Tandem Health launches AI medical scribe to ease UK doctors' administrative burden

2 Mar 2025

Regulatory crackdown on online prescriptions of weight-loss drugs

Online pharmacies must now conduct in-person consultations before dispensing weight-loss medications, ensuring safe and appropriate use of high-risk drugs.

19 Feb 2025

Europe sets new standards for obesity surgery medical tourism

Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called 'medical tourism' – where they travel to another country to have the procedure carried out at usually a much lower price than in their home country.

19 Feb 2025

Research reveals distinct blood pressure patterns in South Asian and East Asian adults

South Asian and East Asian adults living in the United Kingdom may have distinct trajectories to develop high blood pressure over their life course, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

12 Feb 2025

A prospective study of antibiotic use and clinical factors in patients with suspected pneumonia

This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia.

26 Nov 2024

COVID-19 found to increase heart attack and stroke risks

An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from any cause for up to three years for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB).

9 Oct 2024

General Practitioner News and Research

Loneliness linked to higher NHS healthcare costs and poorer health in the UK

How effective is the RSV vaccine for older adults?

AI app Ovum gives Australian women the power to advocate for their own health

More family doctors choose focused practice over comprehensive care

Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise in cutting surgical wait times

Talking therapy by GPs eases PTSD symptoms after critical illness

AI-enhanced doctors: How new technology is transforming patient care, cutting errors, and freeing up NHS

Tandem Health launches AI medical scribe to ease UK doctors' administrative burden

Regulatory crackdown on online prescriptions of weight-loss drugs

Europe sets new standards for obesity surgery medical tourism

Research reveals distinct blood pressure patterns in South Asian and East Asian adults

A prospective study of antibiotic use and clinical factors in patients with suspected pneumonia

COVID-19 found to increase heart attack and stroke risks

Remote video consultations show positive impact on depression and anxiety

Study evaluates risk stratification tools for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome

Research highlights gaps in evidence for lifestyle counseling in medicine

Work-related stress linked to increased risk of future sick leave in middle-aged women

Diabetes accelerates the onset of severe long-term conditions by 15-20 years, cutting life expectancy

Study offers insights into factors affecting longitudinal continuity of care in English general practices

UK coronary heart disease drops 30%, but other heart conditions rise

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