Healthcare provision
More than 1.2m people in England could get weight loss drugs on the NHS to lower their risk of heart attacks and strokes. Semaglutide, sold as Wegovy, is already available on the health service for some people living with obesity and is also offered as Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes. Now people who are [...]
As people live longer, the conversation around ageing is shifting. It’s no longer just about adding years, but about staying healthy, functional and independent for as long as possible. In that context, oral health is gaining long-overdue attention. Growing evidence links dental health to heart disease, cognitive decline and chronic inflammation, placing dentistry firmly within [...]
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a rapidly growing urological concern driven by a global ageing population. With healthcare systems under strain due to increased demand, resource limitations, and surgical backlogs, hospitals may benefit from technologies that are less invasive for patients and less resource intensive for healthcare systems. Among minimally invasive treatments for BPH, Rezūm™ [...]
Thousands more people are being referred for potentially life-saving liver cancer checks following the expansion of the NHS’s community liver health check programme. The number of mobile liver scanning teams has almost doubled in the last two years, with 20 roaming teams now offering scans to communities in every region of England – up from [...]
