Ultra-processed foods constitute nearly two-thirds of UK adolescents’ calorie intake, NIHR study finds
Consumption of ultra-processed foods found highest among adolescents from deprived backgrounds, those of white ethnicity and younger adolescents
A new study has revealed that UK...
Pharmacist awarded funding to identify erroneous penicillin allergies
A patient may be mislabelled as allergic to penicillin after experiencing an intolerance and not a true allergy
Neil Powell, a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and...
NIHR awards £2.4m funding to LSHTM researchers to evaluate Pharmacy First service
They will particularly focus on the impact of the new service on antibiotic prescribing and resistance across the health system
Researchers from the London...
NHS programme helps cut people’s risk of developing diabetes by 20%
Patients who had been referred to the programme were less likely to have type 2 diabetes
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, which was introduced in...