Dementia patients prescribed unnecessary drugs to keep them calm
MORE than half of elderly people with dementia are prescribed unnecessary drugs like sedatives and antipsychotics to keep them calm. Daily Express :: Health Feed
NHS crisis: Obese patients ‘are eating themselves to DEATH’ to get free gastric surgery
OBESE patients are deliberately piling on the pounds to qualify for free NHS weight loss surgery, experts have revealed, writes Lucy Johnston. Daily Express :: Health Feed
NHS doctors to be FORCED to ask patients their sexual preference
DOCTORS have been told to ask every patient over 16 if they are “gay, lesbian, bisexual or straight” under rules issued by NHS England. Daily Express :: Health Feed
STATIN WARNING: Patients ‘used as guinea pigs’ – shock claim from experts
PATIENTS prescribed statins are being used as unwitting “guinea pigs” because the side effects have not been properly investigated say experts. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Mental health UK: NHS trust boosts patients wellbeing with crash course in magic
AN NHS mental health trust is boosting patients’ confidence and raising self-esteem – by giving them a crash course in magic. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Dementia news: Reason behind contagious yawning could help treat patients
THE reason that yawning is so contagious may help treat dementia, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Thousands of NHS patients being prematurely told they will DIE due to ‘surprise question’
THOUSANDS of NHS patients are being prematurely told they are going to die due to an outdated diagnostic method, a study revealed. Daily Express :: News Feed
‘6m people miss out on life-saving statins’ More patients should be given beneficial drug
DOCTORS should be offering statins to almost every man over 60 and all women over 75. Daily Express :: Health Feed
One in three patients forced to wait week to see a doctor
MORE than one in three patients in some areas has been forced to wait more than a week to see a doctor. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Type 2 diabetes – this is key to helping patients lose SEVEN times as much weight
TYPE 2 diabetes can be caused by lifestyle factors – such as being overweight. Now experts believe personalised diets may be the key to combating the diabetes crisis. Daily Express :: Health Feed