Heart patients who are lonely have an increased risk of dying within a year of leaving hospital, according to research. A strong association between loneliness and poor patient-reported outcomes, as
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The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has reached record levels in England after rising by a third in five years, new data has revealed.
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Thousands of patients with incurable but treatable cancers are not getting the support they need, according to new research. A study by Macmillan Cancer Support, published on Monday, found that
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A “long hoped-for” deal has been reached to provide lifesaving cystic fibrosis drugs on the NHS which could help thousands of sufferers. Around 5,000 NHS patients will now have full
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More than three-quarters of women with breast cancer are not being warned about the impact treatment could have on their sex lives, a survey has suggested. Research conducted by charity
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Around 39,000 fewer older people are receiving long-term care from councils than in 2015/16, despite a rise in demand, figures show. The number of people with social care needs receiving
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Sir Billy Connolly has said he no longer shares a bed with his wife because his Parkinson’s disease causes him to punch her in his sleep. The comedian, 76, was
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Cancer patients are too afraid to ask for support because they are worried about adding to the workload of overstretched NHS staff, a charity fears. More than two thirds of
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A growing shortage of skilled children’s palliative care doctors and nurses across England has reached crisis point, a new report from Together for Short Lives reveals. The charity says the
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New imaging technology has been developed to help picture how tumours form. Early diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer could be helped by the tool which researchers at the
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