Pharmacy-led flu vaccination programme put on hold after GPs object GPs in Shropshire and Staffordshire have objected to plans to allow pharmacists to deliver an influenza vaccination programme targeting at-risk patients.…
Integrated care for cancer patients with depression is effective There is a high prevalence of untreated depression in patients with cancer but an integrated treatment programme is proving to be effective.…
New priorities for palliative care The Liverpool Care Pathway has been replaced by five new principles for palliative care, which have a significant impact on pharmacy practice.…
The Ebola outbreak International health organizations are struggling to contain the biggest Ebola outbreak on record. …
Atrial fibrillation guideline updates How the latest clinical guidelines change the management of a cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1% of adults in the UK.…
Acute management and prevention of gout Ways to treat this painful condition that affects almost 900,000 people in the UK and how lifestyle changes can prevent further attacks.…
GSK’s malaria vaccine shows 45% efficacy in children An ongoing phase III study in Africa indicates that vaccination of children and young infants with RTS,S/AS01 prevented many cases of clinical and severe malaria.…
Telecare management proves helpful in patients with chronic painResearch shows a telephone and internet-based approach can improve pain outcomes.…
Paracetamol ineffective for acute lower back painFirst-line treatment for lower back pain is no more effective than placebo.…
Vaccine shows promise against dengue A recombinant vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease has shown efficacy in a phase III randomised clinical trial.…