Health
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Health Heart Infection Antibiotic Treatment: What a New Study Means for Patients
A major medical journal has published research questioning how long patients with a serious heart valve infection need to take antibiotics…
30 August 2026 -
Health Heart Valve Repair Plus Drug Treatment Cuts Deaths and Hospital Stays, Trial Finds
A major clinical trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress found that a catheter-based heart valve repair procedure…
30 August 2026 -
Health Heart Failure Trial Shows Nerve Procedure Cuts Hospital Admissions
A clinical trial presented at a major cardiology conference has found that a procedure targeting nerves in the lung’s main artery reduced…
30 August 2026 -
Health Heart Attack Treatment: New Trial Finds Physiology-Guided Approach Cuts Cardiac Risk
A major international trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress has found that using blood flow measurements to guide…
29 August 2026 -
Health Single Blood-Thinning Drug Works as Well as Two for Heart Stent Patients, Trial Finds
A major international trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress suggests that one blood-thinning tablet a day may…
29 August 2026 -
Health Statins Cut Heart Risk in Older Adults but Do Not Extend Healthy Life, Major Trial Finds
The STAREE trial, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, found atorvastatin reduced serious heart events in older people…
29 August 2026 -
Health Dartford residents can report rubbish, pests and food hygiene concerns through single online portal
Dartford Borough Council has brought together environmental, housing and public health reporting into one digital “Report a problem”…
29 August 2026 -
Health NHS Health Podcast Highlights Weekly News in Ten Minutes
The New England Journal of Medicine is promoting a short weekly podcast that distils health care news primarily for clinicians and…
29 August 2026 -
Health New Research Finds Shorter Antibiotic Courses Work — But Carry a Higher Risk of Relapse
A major trial presented at Europe’s leading heart conference found that tailored, shorter courses of antibiotics for a serious heart…
28 August 2026 -
Health AF Patients at Intermediate Stroke Risk Benefit from Blood-Thinning Drugs, Major Trial Finds
A large clinical trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress found that patients with atrial fibrillation who face an…
28 August 2026 -
Health New Drug Shows Promise for Common Heart Muscle Condition
A phase 3 clinical trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress found that aficamten improved exercise capacity and…
28 August 2026 -
Health Massachusetts General Hospital Reports Complex Case in 74-Year-Old Man
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a case record describing a 74-year-old man admitted to hospital with breathing…
28 August 2026