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PHE launches new Change4Life campaign to help families cut back on sugar.
The 100,000 Genomes Project has sequenced 100,000 whole genomes, helping to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with rare diseases and cancer.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock talking at the World Dementia Council about progress on tackling dementia.
The government will collect evidence from autistic children, their families and their carers on how to improve the support they get.
A survey from Public Health England (PHE) found that around 9 in 10 people support the government working with the food industry to make food healthier.
The government has announced a new programme to develop local solutions to childhood obesity that can be shared across the country.
Health commissioners can use the new return on investment tool to help decide the best approach to preventing cardiovascular disease within their populations.
A new resource that will improve conversations about physical activity between patients and healthcare professionals has been launched.
New national child measurement programme (NCMP) data provides the most comprehensive picture of the state of childhood obesity in England.
The announcement forms part of how the government will achieve its ambition to see 55,000 more people in England surviving cancer every year.
If we get the NHS long-term plan right, we will prevent 3 of the biggest killers, says CEO of Public Health England.
Public Health England is urging the public to find out their ‘heart age’, with 50 preventable deaths from heart attack or stroke happening every day.
Data from Public Health England show that patients diagnosed through screening, GP referral or 2-week referrals likely to have more treatment options.
PHE is working with the Hepatitis C Trust to raise awareness of the infection this World Hepatitis Day.
Only 16% of those most at risk of bladder and kidney cancer check for vital signs of blood in pee as new campaign encourages public to 'look before they flush'.
The first national study of its kind in England shows cancer patients have a 20% increased risk of suicide.
A new study has found that the HPV vaccination has led to major reductions in the number of young women who have the infection, which can cause cervical cancer.
Healthcare professionals in GP surgeries and the community will soon give advice on dementia risk to patients as part of the NHS Health Check.
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme has seen high rates of referral from every GP practice in Luton.
Brain tumour research in the UK to receive £45 million in funding from the Department of Health and Social Care and Cancer Research UK.
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