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UK and US take diverging paths on childhood vaccination

UK and US take diverging paths on childhood vaccination

Since its inauguration in July at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre, the Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre has transformed stem cell donation into a global lifeline. Staff mark each shipment on a wall map as cells travel from 59 donors to patients in need, with...

Nottingham  stem cell centre  in global lifeline

Nottingham stem cell centre in global lifeline

Since its inauguration in July at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre, the Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre has transformed stem cell donation into a global lifeline. Staff mark each shipment on a wall map as cells travel from 59 donors to patients in need, with...

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health

OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health experience designed to securely integrate users’ medical information and wellness data with ChatGPT’s AI capabilities. Developed over two years in collaboration with more than 260 physicians from 60 countries,...

NHS online hospital launches in 2027

NHS online hospital launches in 2027

A groundbreaking NHS online hospital service will launch across England in 2027, offering virtual assessments and check ups for common conditions through the NHS App.  Initially focusing on nine priority areas, the service aims to deliver 8.5m appointments in its...

E Nose mimics super sniffer dogs

E Nose mimics super sniffer dogs

A pioneering electronic nose inspired by medical detection dogs has begun trials in the UK to sniff out prostate cancer from urine samples.   Developed over nearly a decade by US quantum physicist Dr Andreas Mershin, the device analyses odours much like trained...

Alzheimer’s test at home

Alzheimer’s test at home

A simple finger prick could soon play a major role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.  New research shows that key warning signs can be detected from a few drops of blood collected at home and posted to a laboratory.  Scientists say this approach could greatly...

NHS centralise to for trials AI  screening

NHS centralise to for trials AI screening

The UK NHS will create a national cloud platform to test artificial intelligence (AI) in screening services, aiming to end the patchwork of small pilots that has slowed adoption.    The AI Research Screening Platform (AIR-SP) will enable trusts around England to run...

TRANSPARENCY IN THE UK PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

TRANSPARENCY IN THE UK PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

Dr Ian Gargan, PHIN’s Chief Executive, explains to Editor Sarah Cartledge how data is the key for patient choice and safety Private healthcare has been around in the UK for hundreds of years, much longer than the National Health Service (NHS) which was founded in...

SLEEP TIGHT

SLEEP TIGHT

The role of sleep in childhood health and development is critical says Kate Sheehan, Occupational Therapist Consultant for Safespaces Sleep is undoubtedly critical for the health and well-being of children. Research, both prospective and cross-sectional, has...

FROM PATERNALISM TO PARTNERSHIP

FROM PATERNALISM TO PARTNERSHIP

Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, CEO and founder of Patients Know Best, explains the importance of clinician patient collaboration Healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation. The rise of digital tools, artificial intelligence (AI), and readily accessible information is...

BEHIND THE FIGURES

BEHIND THE FIGURES

Ben Caton, Managing Director at Ergochair, on the human cost of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) cost the UK 7.8m lost working days in 2023/24, according to the Health and Safety Executive. Behind that stark figure are real...

BUILDING PRIMARY CARE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

BUILDING PRIMARY CARE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Methven Forbes, CEO of Fuller & Forbes Healthcare Group on the importance of primary care in healthcare systems Few people bridge the gap between community-based medicine and international health system reform like Methven Forbes, co-founder and CEO of Fuller...

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