For the first time, NICE has recommended an innovative new treatment to help stop babies, children and young people who are undergoing cancer treatment from losing their hearing. We’ve issued final ...

How we train future clinicians has the potential to radically and sustainably improve healthcare for everyone. Current medical education has an overt biomedical focus that does not engage enough on ...

An estimated 944,000 people in the UK live with dementia (Yui /PA)Mok Dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2023, according to analysis. The “crisis will only worsen” because of ...

The clock-drawing test (CDT) is a simple tool used to check for signs of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. It is often used in combination with other screening tests but can provide valuable ...

Professor Tom Dening, Head of the Centre for Dementia at the University of Nottingham and a member of the research study team The 58,769 patients with dementia had an average age of 82 and 63% ...

Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that has several forms, symptoms, and causes. There’s no cure, but researchers are looking into effective treatments and ways to prevent it. It’s ...

Not just in terms of dementia, but our ability to think quickly and confidently. There’s a lot we can do practically to make sure we stay sharp for longer.” The evidence suggests more than 40 ...

Legislation that was passed last week will provide research, education and support for those facing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and their caregivers. The bipartisan BOLD Infrastructure for ...

Dementia prevention is a crucial area of research as the global population ages. Researchers are uncovering connections between cardiovascular health and cognitive decline, revealing how certain ...

Daniel Gibbs, 72, is a retired neurologist in the U.S., who has early stage Alzheimer’s dementia. He spent 25 years caring for patients, many with dementia — and has written a compelling book ...

When a North Shore woman learned last month that her health insurance would no longer cover the hospital that treats her child, it was more than an inconvenience. It was a crisis. Her 11-year-old ...

As of the end of September, 2,703 patients in England had been waiting at least a year and a half to begin NHS hospital treatment. New analysis by the PA news agency shows that just nine NHS ...