Digital transformation: Lessons from the private sector for the public sector
Antonio Weiss, Senior Partner at The PSC, discusses lessons and limitations from the private sector for the public sector when it comes to digital transformation.
750,000 fewer dengue cases during COVID-19 closures in 2020
During the height of restrictions and workplace closures for COVID-19, dengue cases dropped across 23 countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Improving mental wellbeing through a healthy diet
Jeanette C. Mostert & Alejandro Arias Vasquez from the Departments of Genetics and Psychiatry at Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands, lift the lid on improving mental wellbeing through a healthy diet
What are the five main Omicron symptoms?
In this article, we explain the five main Omicron symptoms - while looking at why the variant is still dominant in global public health.
How do our attitudes to work reflect our trust in government?
It seems that having higher levels of trust in the government leads people to feel more secure in their jobs, producing better standards of work.
Contribution of computational methods to catalyst development
Prof Masahiro Kamitani at Kitasato University explains recent contributions of computational analyses in the development of homogeneous catalysts
It’s expensive to be poor: UK inflation to reach 7% in 2022
Inflation, tax, energy, gas, food, and travel costs are all expected to rise in 2022 – hitting lower income households the hardest across, with UK inflation at 7%.
Could immune monitoring be the route to a Long COVID test?
Dr. Shivani Amdekar, Medical Director at Oxford Immune Algorithmics, believes deep immune monitoring could be the key to creating a Long COVID test.
Eating insects: Sustainable crop growth with insect waste?
Plant ecologists suggest that people should be eating more insects and using the insect waste to grow crops, as it gives added nutrients to the soil we use.
EU stops all Horizon Europe funding going to Russia
The European Commission has stopped all grants of Horizon Europe funding to Russia - with existing Horizon 2020 payments, involving 78 Russian institutions, also suspended.
The burden of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures on physicians and patients
The importance of increasing awareness of nonepileptic spells among physicians, patients, families and the general public
Severe cases of COVID-19 can be linked to postal address
Unequal access to care is an ongoing issue reframed by the pandemic, where socially vulnerable areas had more severe cases of COVID-19.
Amyloidosis: A rare but devastating blood condition
Dr Peter Diamond, Head of Research from the Leukaemia Foundation, describes what we need to know about amyloidosis, a rare but devastating blood condition
A history of medicolegal death investigation and forensic pathology
Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD, Former Chief Medical Examiner at the Maryland Department of Health offers fascinating insights into the history of medicolegal death investigation and origins of forensic pathology
WHO says governments spend only 2% of budget on mental health
While global cases of depression and anxiety rose by 25% in the pandemic, governments spend just over 2% of their budget on mental health.
The time is right to prioritise eye health research
Keith Valentine, Chief Executive of Fight for Sight, explains why eye health research needs to be on the political agenda.
How has COVID-19 changed women’s health attitudes?
Carolyn Hobdey examines how the global pandemic affected women's health attitudes, such as contraception, menstruation and reproductive rights.
Tackling inequalities in physical activity
Elisabeth Morgans, Senior project manager at C3 Collaborating for Health, discusses solutions to tackle physical inactivity and overcome the ever pervasive and entrenched issue of health inequality.
Ultrasounds to detect prostate cancer are highly successful
An ultrasound can diagnose most prostate cancer cases in men with great accuracy – only missing 3.4% of severe cases.
Organismal contributions to changing climate
Zachary Senwo, PhD Professor, explores how organismal contributions can be used in the search for climate change solutions