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The UK’s healthcare sector is currently at a crossroads, grappling with a workforce crisis that is not only impacting the delivery of healthcare services but is also posing a significant threat to patient care.

A scarcity of suitable therapies and geographic disparities in access to care are impacting survival rates for children with cancer; Lorna Rothery spoke to the European branch of Childhood Cancer International, a pan-European organisation committed to improving outcomes for children and adolescents affected by cancer.

Ron Gutman, inventor, serial healthcare and technology entrepreneur, and Stanford University adjunct professor, discusses the emergence of genomic sequencing as a vital tool in mitigating global public health threats.

Although the use of asbestos-containing building materials was banned in the UK in 1999, this carcinogenic mineral continues to be a serious health threat. Daniel J. Murphy from the University of Glasgow tells us more.

People living with dementia are a hugely underserved group in so many ways, but dementia-supporting technology can offer better and longer independent living; Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, explains how.

Zisis Kozlakidis from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer and Wuchlim Kourk from the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge examine the value and implementation of self-care interventions.

Vessela Kristensen and Dag Undlien uncover AI tools in genetics, from variant recognition to clinical implementation.

Dr. Cecilia E. Van Cauwenberghe, from Frost & Sullivan, explains the revolutionary impact of carbon dots in forensics, environmental science, and medicine to detect, diagnose, and treat.

Dr Narges Armanfard, Professor, talks us through the AI healthcare research at McGill University which is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative – the iSMART Lab.

How do we tackle sepsis? What role do infection prevention and control play? What are the symptoms? How do we treat sepsis and reduce its risk? Let’s discover more about sepsis here.

Advancements in dental imaging over the past two decades have been remarkable, such as cross-polarization OCT; Yihua Zhu and his team at the University of California, San Francisco, have been investigating different diagnostic imaging methods.

Professor Timms is Professor of Microbiology at the University of Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia He is a nationally and internationally renowned microbiologist with specific expertise in the area of Chlamydia. His laboratory is acknowledged as the leading Australian laboratory and one of the leading groups internationally working on all...

Breathomics marks a revolutionary approach to disease detection by analyzing the chemical composition of exhaled breath.

Prof Junji Haruta from Keio University highlights Japan’s ageing population, focusing on challenges and innovations in primary care, plus medical education.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Genomics England and the 100,000 Genomes Project, which paved the way for a new era of genomic medicine.

Dr Priya Hays, Ph.D., CEO/Science Writer at Hays Documentation Specialists, LLC, responds to “Tyranny of the Gene.” Is personalized medicine a threat to public health? Not really, but yes, it’s an argument for price controls and perhaps more regulations; we hear.

Gillian Molloy, Director of Market Access at AscellaHealth, examines the rare disease landscape in the UK, including progress in improving patient care and challenges in diagnostics and the development of new treatments.

Dr Freddie Sloth-Lisbjerg, President of the Council of European Dentists, examines the prevalence and impact of oral health inequalities and service disparities in Europe, exploring barriers to dental care access, the significance of workforce planning, policy recommendations and the transformative potential of digital healthcare in dentistry.

Markus Mandler, Founder and CEO of Tridem Bioscience, explains how the company’s cutting-edge vaccine platform is revolutionising treatment approaches and vaccines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The University of Oklahoma Wastewater Based Epidemiology (OU WBE) team highlights successes from their three years of wastewater surveillance in Oklahoma & how this surveillance approach can be used as next-level monitoring for infectious disease preparedness.