Current features: 2024

For this year’s World Arthritis Day (WAD), the theme is: 'Informed Choices, Better Outcomes'. World Arthritis Day 2024 focuses on the importance of access to accurate information.

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Numerous studies have examined the connection between adult-onset psoriasis and its potential to increase the risk for a range of psychological conditions, especially anxiety and depression.

It is well known that psoriasis can involve the ear, with scaling, crusting, and itching involving both the external ear and the ear canal.

With the new school term starting, there are often many adjustments that need to be made, particularly when your child starts or enters a new school.

Three main pieces of evidence suggest the immune system is involved in psoriatic disease. Genes and the immune system go together, working alongside each other all playing a part in the master plan of our bodies.

With renewed calls to limit both smoking and vaping in public spaces for health reasons including who and where it can take place, it is interesting to look further than the direct implications of inhaling smoke or vapour that contains nicotine.

New research published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has found that meat consumption, particularly processed meat and unprocessed red meat consumption, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, according to an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants.

Although the UK summer weather can be unpredictable at times, most people who have psoriasis find that the sun helps to improve their skin’s appearance. For some, the change is dramatic, with red scaly patches almost disappearing altogether during summer months in a warm climate.

GP services across England will begin collective action from 1 August 2024 for an indefinite period of time, and while there may be some disruption to services practices will remain open as usual and patients can make requests by phone, on-line or by walking in.