A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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The serious impact of medication errors on nursing home residents is ‘surprisingly low’, d
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A single bout of sleep apnoea is enough to impact the body's ability to regulate blood pre
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Enhanced services provided by GP surgeries are just as effective as specialist services at
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Smokers under the age of 50 are more than eight times as likely as non-smokers to have a h
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A blood test could predict how well patients with small-cell lung cancer will respond to t
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A ‘sponge on a string’ pill test can identify people with Barrett’s oesophagus who are at
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Combining omega-3 supplements with a resistance exercise training programme can improve mu
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Childhood cancer adversely affects parents’ income and employment years after the child’s
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People who needlessly worry that they have, or will develop, serious illness could be boostin
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Physiotherapy is no more effective than basic self-management for patients with simple ank
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Lonely people have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease because they have h
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Around 1 in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer go to their doctor with a symptom other than
Substantial weight gain over many years significantly increases the risk of obesity-related cancers, say researchers from the University of Manchester and The Health eResearch Centre.
Babies whose parents feel uncomfortable in social situations are less interested in other people, new research suggests.
Policies should be treated with caution because the consequences can be life threatening for patients, say researchers.
The purpose of hip replacement surgery has been called into question, after researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that patients’ physical activity does not increase following a total hip replacement.
The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs increases the risk of hip fracture by 43% in people with Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.
Researchers from King’s College London have called for a greater focus on the mental health of teenagers and young people with chronic liver conditions, after a study found they have an increased risk of anxiety and depression
