https://www.gponline.comrss/news/clinical-news Updates on the latest medical research on GP online. en Copyright 2024, Haymarket Media Group support@gponline.com (GP Online) Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:34:33 +0100 support@gponline.com (GP Online) https://www.gponline.com/gps-flying-blind-cyber-attack-disrupts-lab-results-service/article/1875503 GPs fear 'flying blind' for weeks after a cyber attack on a pathology lab service forced hospitals to cancel or move appointments and disrupted access to test results. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:58:54 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1875503 Technology https://www.gponline.com/join-peers-week-mims-learning-live-london/article/1872530 MIMS Learning Live London takes place on Friday (7 June). Register FREE today to earn up to 20 CPD hours by attending this 3-stream event, covering four clinical topics and helping you meet your learning objectives for appraisal. Tue, 14 May 2024 09:06:32 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1872530 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/gps-forced-drive-patients-hospital-ambulance-delays-raise-risk-practices/article/1873994 GPs are being forced to drive patients to hospital themselves and to take on significant increases in clinical risk because of rising ambulance delays, doctors' leaders have warned. Thu, 23 May 2024 12:42:15 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1873994 Practice News https://www.gponline.com/uk-asylum-process-damaging-health-warns-gp-led-research/article/1873749 The UK asylum process is damaging the health and wellbeing of people seeking sanctuary, GP-led research has found. Wed, 22 May 2024 10:13:15 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1873749 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/five-infant-deaths-year-whooping-cough-cases-surge/travel-health/vaccinations/article/1872042 Five infants have died from pertussis in 2024, with more than three times as many cases of the disease reported in the first three months of this year than in the whole of 2023, official figures show. Thu, 09 May 2024 11:05:58 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1872042 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/bowel-cancer-campaign-encourage-over-50s-tell-gp-symptoms/article/1871486 A bowel cancer charity is urging people over 50 not to put off telling their GP about potential signs of cancer - via a campaign that aims to reduce the risk of a surge in appointments in general practice. Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:00 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1871486 Referrals https://www.gponline.com/varenicline-withdrawal-may-cause-thousands-avoidable-deaths/health-promotion/smoking-cessation/article/1870979 Ongoing disruption to the supply of prescription medicine Champix (varenicline) could cause avoidable deaths because thousands fewer people quit smoking each year, research suggests. Wed, 01 May 2024 11:18:10 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1870979 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/uk-set-lose-measles-free-status-again-surge-cases/article/1870445 The UK could lose its measles-free status for the second time in a decade after a surge in cases over the past year. Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1870445 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/young-people-ethnic-minorities-gp-visits-cancer-diagnosis/cancer/article/1870286 Health experts have called for more general practice funding after a study found young people, ethnic minorities and those in deprived areas have more visits to GP practices before a cancer diagnosis. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:37:03 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1870286 Early diagnosis https://www.gponline.com/patients-left-without-medication-record-drug-shortages-hit-gp-prescribing/article/1869455 Medicine shortages have forced more than nine in 10 GPs to prescribe second-choice drugs in the past year - with nearly a quarter reporting adverse effects for patients, GPonline polling shows. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:40:25 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1869455 Prescribing https://www.gponline.com/hba1c-test-may-inaccurate-thousands-south-asian-people-research-finds/diabetes/article/1868881 Tens of thousands of people of South Asian heritage with diabetes and pre-diabetes may have underestimated HbA1c levels researchers have said, after they identified a genetic variant that affects the accuracy of the test. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:05:40 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1868881 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/nice-backs-first-oral-treatment-prevent-chronic-episodic-migraines/article/1868411 Draft guidance from NICE backs the first oral treatment for prevention of chronic and episodic migraines in a move that could benefit around 170,000 people in England. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:08:36 +0100 https://www.gponline.com/article/1868411 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/bill-legalise-assisted-dying-scotland-introduced/article/1866952 A bill that could see assisted dying legalised in Scotland will be published in the Scottish parliament today (28 March). Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:08:45 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1866952 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/doctors-need-guidance-patients-seeking-assisted-dying-abroad-mps-say/article/1863206 The GMC and BMA should develop clearer guidance on how doctors should respond to requests for medical reports from patients seeking assisted dying abroad, MPs have recommended. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:26:06 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1863206 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/tb-cases-rebound-higher-pre-covid-levels/article/1861953 TB cases in England rose by nearly 11% in 2023 compared with the previous year - surging to levels higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, officials have warned. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:13:48 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1861953 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/practical-steps-reduce-health-inequalities-practice/article/1861554 MIMS Learning has launched the ‘Targeting Health Inequalities’ campaign to provide practical ways for GPs and other healthcare professionals to improve health outcomes in people from disadvantaged groups. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:55:15 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1861554 News https://www.gponline.com/mmr-catch-up-plan-undermine-core-gp-services-warns-bma/article/1861064 The BMA has warned that practices will struggle to provide day-to-day patient care unless they are given extra resources to deliver the MMR catch-up campaign launched to tackle the current measles outbreak. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:35:47 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1861064 Practice News https://www.gponline.com/nice-recommends-targeting-antibiotic-use-highest-risk-suspected-sepsis/article/1859282 Urgent antibiotic treatment for suspected sepsis should be targeted at those identified as most at-risk of having the condition, NICE has said in updated guidance. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:37:47 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1859282 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/alarming-rise-non-covid-deaths-among-people-diabetes-during-pandemic/diabetes/article/1858655 Researchers have found a 'deeply alarming' rise in deaths not related to COVID-19 among people with diabetes during the pandemic. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:39:16 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1858655 Clinical News https://www.gponline.com/gps-told-wear-ppe-when-seeing-suspected-measles-cases/article/1858293 NHS England has advised healthcare professionals to wear PPE when assessing or managing patients with suspected or confirmed measles. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:49:52 Z https://www.gponline.com/article/1858293 Clinical News