Treatment with the angiotensin receptor blocker telmisartan can reduce the risk of CV death in high-risk patients who are intolerant to ACE inhibitors, according to Canadian research

The percentage of patients recalling being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment is falling, according to DoH figures.

Children of older fathers are almost one and a half times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than children of younger fathers, Swedish research suggests.

GPs should continue to prescribe ezetimibe despite research linking the drug to an increased risk of cancer.