Being consistently physically active in adulthood is linked to a 30-40 per cent lower risk of death from any cause in later life, according to...
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UK physiotherapists co-write ‘first systematic review to synthesise qualitative research investigating patient perceptions of diagnostic labels for MSK pain’
Three researchers from the University of Winchester – two of whom are physiotherapists by background – have co-written an article that sheds light...
Virtual wards have the potential to reduce need to build more high-carbon impact hospitals, say researchers
Beds in virtual wards use four times less carbon than a traditional inpatient bed, so helping the NHS achieve its net zero target by 2045. That is...
‘Landmark’ RCT study clarifies the safety of administering lower levels of oxygen to critically ill adult patients
Reducing supplementary oxygen given to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) does not deliver any clear and obvious health benefits or harm their...
Making it easier for people with chronic pain to access nature ‘could be an invaluable tool in enabling greater self-management’, say researchers
People experiencing chronic lower back pain said that being in or around nature can provide them with a degree of escapism that helps them better...
‘Thoughtful efforts’ needed to prevent, diagnose, and treat relatively high rates of COPD among women
Women are about 50 per cent more likely than men to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – even if they have never smoked or smoked...
High rates of NHS-related harm likely to have ‘significant consequences for individual patients, families and carers, health services and economy’
Almost one person in 10 people in England, Scotland and Wales experienced healthcare-related harm due to care or treatment they received from the...
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