Umbilical cord blood: A life enhancer for all babies
Judith Mercer and Debra-Erickson Owens have found positive changes after a short delay in cord clamping, indicating the benefits of umbilical cord blood
When cord...
Out of sight: Low vision is a National Eye Institute priority
Low vision can be a blight on the lives of those it affects, which is why it’s a National Eye Institute priority, as Dr...
Optimising the menstrual cycle: Fact not fiction
Researchers at the Human Performance Laboratory are separating the fact from the fiction when it comes to optimising the menstrual cycle of female athletes
Athletes,...
The Swedish agenda to end AIDS by 2030
Gabriel Wikström, Minister for Health Care, Public Health and Sport, sets out the Swedish agenda to end AIDS by 2030 to Open Access Government
Today...
ERIC on Health Information: Targeted investments in people’s health & wealth
Petronille Bogaert & Herman Van Oyen, on behalf of BRIDGE Health, explain the challenge of creating an EU health information system and how an...
NHS is facing an existential crisis
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has conceded there are difficulties facing the NHS and said there is “no excuse” for them
The single seizure clinic: A paradigm shift in epilepsy care
Professor Jose Tellez-Zenteno and colleagues argue the need for a dramatic change in the way epilepsy is treated, and explain how the single seizure...
ALS research in Italy: Deciphering the disease’s complexity
AriSLA – The Italian Research Foundation for ALS, outlines strides made in ALS research in Italy over the last 10 years and work still...
Treatments for prostate cancer: Pros and cons
Dr Sumith A Kularatne, vice-president of R&D at On Target Laboratories, explores the pros and cons of various existing treatments for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer...
An ounce of prevention, a pound of cure: What makes successful obesity policies?
Philip Sherman, Mary-Jo Makarchuk and Keeley Rose at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, highlight the need for research to inform successful obesity policies
Obesity...
Regional organisation and the Orkdal model of cancer care
The Orkdal model of cancer care rests on collaboration between specialist oncology and community care in palliative treatment, as Anne Kari Knudsen explains
The Norwegian...
We are joining the dots on rare forms of cancer, EU health commissioner says
Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stresses the need for prevention and spotlights joint efforts to tackle rare forms of cancer
The...
Promoting sustainable healthy lifestyles with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach
The PEGASO project is helping address the global obesity epidemic by promoting change towards sustainable healthy lifestyles, as Renata Guarneri describes
The increasing prevalence of...
For health technology, Finland is a haven
In Finland, health technology benefits from research investment and a culture of collaboration, as the former Minister of Economic Affairs details here
When it comes...
A strategy for digital healthcare in France
M Warrender highlights the strides made on digital healthcare in France and outlines what Health Minister Marisol Touraine is doing to secure its future
Digital...
Remote patient monitoring to enhance follow-up management
Digital solutions are opening the door to remote patient monitoring, as Nouveal e-health’s e-fitback app demonstrates
Over the past few years, several issues have been...
The rapid blood alcohol test that could save lives
Albio™ is a rapid and cost-effective blood alcohol test which could help paramedics and emergency responders save lives.
Sustainable healthcare and the technological revolution
Anssi Pulkkinen, director of wellbeing and health at Finnish funding agency Tekes, on the role of technology in securing sustainable healthcare for all
Technological development...
mHealth in the EU: Challenges of technology applied to health
As mobile technologies advance, Francesca Cattarin, Health Policy Officer at The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), explores the role of mHealth in the EU
Mobile health...
Making personal budgets dementia friendly
A sea change is needed among local authorities to make personal budgets dementia friendly, argues George McNamara of the Alzheimer’s Society
People with dementia and...