Treating bacterial sexually transmitted infections With azithromycin made available over the counter for chlamydia treatment, this CPD article reviews how to identify and treat the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections.…
Ebola research gets a 280m euro boost from EU and drug industry The European Union has pledged 280m euro to a research project to develop vaccines and diagnostic tests for Ebola.…
Dementia payments are misspent The government should cancel the incentive scheme that pays GPs in England for each case of dementia they diagnose.…
Blood pressure devices giving inaccurate readings, study finds Blood pressure devices designed for use at home can give inaccurate readings for as many as 15% of users.…
MPs question the value of the NHS Health Check A report from an influential group of MPs suggests that the health check programme represented poor policy and may not achieve its intended aims.…
Identifying patients at risk of diabetes With 11.5 million people at risk in the UK, it is essential to recognise the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.…
Roche initiative seeks to expand access to HIV viral load testsAn initiative by Roche to slash prices for its HIV viral load test in developing countries will boost access to the test, according to UNAIDS.…
‘Nasal brushing’ technique shows promise for diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease A simple, minimally invasive diagnostic technique could help identify patients infected with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, new research suggests.…
Facial expressions can help emergency diagnosis Study shows patients with serious cardiopulmonary disorders have a narrower range of facial expressions.…
Chip diagnoses type 1 diabetes in minutesResearchers have used nanotechnology to develop a plasmonic gold chip that can diagnose type 1 diabetes within minutes.…