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Tackling healthcare’s carbon footprint

The NHS accounts for around 4 per cent of the UK’s total carbon emissions – but if each of us makes an effort then, collectively, we can make a meaningful difference.

15 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical refresher: Recognising red and yellow flags in patients on opioids

Humanity has used opioids for millennia – Sumerian clay tablets from about 3000 BC mention the opium poppy. It’s telling that we are still trying to find the most effective way to use them, says Mark Greener.

16 Feb 2023 , 6 Min Article

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Service toolkit: Blood pressure checks

More pharmacies in England are getting involved in BP checks as part of the advanced service aiming to identify undiagnosed patients with hypertension.

13 Feb 2023 , 8 Min Article

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Covid's legacy in older people with asthma

One in seven older adults with asthma experienced depression for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Canadian research.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Can OTC sales help to predict ovarian cancer?

Women with and without ovarian cancer differ in their purchases of pain and indigestion medications several months before diagnosis, research shows.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Lipid lowerers and psoriasis

A new study suggests that PCSK9 inhibitors may improve psoriasis independently of their cardiovascular benefits.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Hearing aids reduce chance of cognitive decline

Hearing aids and cochlear implants reduce cognitive decline, according to two new meta-analyses.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Dermatological problems in patients with skin of colour

As the UK population becomes more culturally diverse, it is important that pharmacists are able to recognise how common dermatological conditions can present on non-Caucasian skin.

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical briefing: Falling vaccination rates

While Covid-19 vaccination saved almost 20 million lives worldwide in a year, the pandemic meant that some people have missed other potentially life-saving immunisations, warns Mark Greener

13 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Contraception access expands

As the NHS Community Pharmacy Contraception Service prepares for national rollout in England, what lessons have been learnt from the pilot and what’s coming next?

16 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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