2018 2/2

Mar 31, 20182 min

Making access to surgeries equal and affordable: a study on the Philippines

Surgery – a privilege only for a few? Each year, 143 million surgeries around the globe are unable to take place due to economic,...

Mar 27, 20183 min

World TB Day

Key points World TB Day 2018 highlighted TB as a large global problem TB research is lacking yet receives less money than other diseases,...

Mar 21, 20183 min

Smoking Cessation in Mental Health Patients

Key points Smoking rates in people who have mental illness is 50% higher than the general population. Evidence suggests there is a...

Mar 17, 20183 min

Are non-invasive glucose monitoring devices the future of Type 2 diabetes care?

Key points Diabetes prevalence is increasing in the UK but most rapidly in low- and middle-income countries The current method for...

Mar 13, 20182 min

From EHRs in the NHS to 3-D printing of human body parts: how technology is changing health

There’s not much in our lives that hasn’t been affected by new technology: Google Maps help you find the nearest coffee shop; GPS...

Mar 8, 20184 min

Mind the Gap

UK law now requires employers to publish their annual gender pay gap data, but weeks from the April deadline 5 in every 6 still have yet...

Feb 1, 20184 min

Apps and Early Detection of Mental Health Disorders

Key points Efforts to reduce mental health illness need to focus on disease prevention Disease prevention has proved to be particularly...