Reducing the burden of diabetes management through flexible and discreet insulin delivery
Alex Evans, UK Country Manager for ViCentra B.V., discusses how insulin pump system Kaleido can provide solutions to reduce the practical and emotional burden of living with diabetes.
Alzheimer’s disease: Incurable but preventable?
Jonathan Baker of, GBS Clinic, sheds light on the current extent of our knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease.
Eye health: Diabetic Retinal Screening
Max Halford FBDO CL, Clinical Lead for the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, tells us what we need to know about Diabetic Retinal Screening in this eye health focus.
Heart disease: The collateral damage of COVID-19
Professor Lina Badimon and Elisabetta Zanon from the European Society of Cardiology provide their thoughts on understanding and addressing the impact of COVID-19 on heart disease.
Pelvic floor dysfunction: Signs and symptoms
Roseanna Grace, Clinical Specialist Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist working within the NHS and Private Practice, highlights the signs and symptoms that women should look out for in pelvic floor dysfunction.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome at risk of heart disease
A new study has found that young women in their 30s and 40s with polycystic ovary syndrome have a raised risk of heart disease.
How to conceive if you are suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome
This article was contributed by the team at Fertility Family, offering advice on conception for those affected by PCOS.
Rising trend in younger women seeking help for stress incontinence
Khatra Paterson owner of KP Aesthetics, discusses the rising trend in women starting to open up more about stress incontinence and the science and benefits behind the increasingly popular Forma V.
Endometriosis: Frequently asked questions and symptoms
Cheryl Lythgoe, Matron at Benenden Health, answers the top five most frequently asked questions about endometriosis including what symptoms you should look out for.
Cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes
According to a new study, cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes and could prevent type 2 diabetes.
Natural ingredients that help with diabetes
Mina Khan, Pharmacist, explores what naturally occurring ingredients are clinically associated with lowering blood sugar.
Poor housing conditions have damaging affect on cardiovascular health
According to a new study, people who are homeless or live in poor housing conditions may experience 60-70% higher rates of heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
The importance of the gut microbiome in chronic digestive diseases
Leading digestive health experts and MEP Sarah Wiener address how healthy nutrition, starting from a young age, can help to reduce the risk of chronic digestive diseases and improve the health of our gut microbiome.
Health research in Africa: Infectious diseases of humans and animals
Gerald Misinzo and Mark Rweyemamu from SACIDS Foundation for One Health provide a detailed look at one health research by the Africa centres of excellence for infectious diseases of humans and animals.
Dementia in the digital era: A Hong Kong perspective
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group shines the spotlight on dementia in the digital era, from a Hong Kong perspective.
Obesity in Europe: An urgent and relevant health priority for policymakers
Jacqueline Bowman-Busato, EU Policy Lead at the European Association for the Study of Obesity, explains why obesity in Europe is an urgent and relevant health priority for policymakers, NGOs, research funders, health professionals and the public.
Heart and vascular health research: A focus on cardiovascular sciences
David Goff, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., introduces the work of the organisation and his thoughts on supporting heart and vascular health research.
Learning from COVID-19: Can we prepare for future epidemics?
Margaret Heffernan, Author of Uncharted, shares her thoughts about how AI, big data and forecasting might not be the solution to the coronavirus, and how society should really be preparing itself for more inevitable epidemics.
Graph theory in the study of Alzheimer’s disease progression
María J. Peláez1, Prashant Dogra1, Zhihui Wang1, Vittorio Cristini1 1Mathematics in Medicine Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Soluble circulating cytokine receptors in chronic inflammatory lung diseases
Michael Roth discusses soluble circulating cytokine receptors in chronic inflammatory lung diseases, which he describes as the under-estimated regulators of inflammation and remodelling.
