Cancer-related NHS hospital care costs by stage at diagnosis differed between cancer types; this heterogeneous pattern could inform detailed and nuanced economic evaluations of early detection ...

Background Monogenic disorders are a major cause of fetal structural anomalies. Most genetic diagnoses involve de novo, biallelic or X linked variants; however, inherited variants in autosomal ...

Robust data infrastructure and language AI could transform the NHS, addressing the challenges of unstructured data and the need for ethical, transparent data governance in healthcare ...

In the second part of our series on the NHS Health Check programme, Anna Colivicchi looks at their actual evidence base, as well as whether GPs find them useful in practice Despite the longevity of ...

New requirements for NHS chaperones will be ‘challenging’ to implement in GP practices, the BMA has warned. The union has raised concerns about recent guidance from NHS England regarding the role of ...

Globally, an estimated 300 million people live with a rare disease. They typically experience isolation, diagnostic difficulties, lack of therapies, fragmented care, stigma, a struggle for recognition ...

The UK has been hit by a severe shortage of a painkiller taken by millions in the UK. Pharmacists are said to be supporting ‘distressed patients’ due to the shortage of co-codamol, which is set to ...

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infant hospitalisation due to lower respiratory tract infections. Until 2022, prevention was limited to the costly monoclonal ...

Objective To understand how public health practitioners (PHPs) are using parental guidance on talking to children in their work with parents. In 2021, evidence-based guidance was produced for parents ...

Global healthcare spending is $9.8 trillion annually, with the U.S. accounting for about $4.9 trillion. Investors can consider drug, medical device, payer, and healthcare provider stocks. Focus on ...