The future of healthcare is digital. While the increasing use of technology will bring opportunities, it will also create new risks for patient safety. Nick Woodier from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body reflects on the implementation of various technologies in healthcare and their impact on patient safety.
Contributors from the PKU community, including patient reps, key opinion leaders, and medical experts, discuss the implications of redefining ‘unmet medical need’ in the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation, emphasising the potential negative impact on patients, particularly those with rare diseases like phenylketonuria.
The UK government is preparing to expand community-based healthcare as part of a new plan to cut NHS waiting times, boost productivity, and modernise the system.
The University of Oxford is part of a £15.9 million UK-wide programme to develop human tumour tissue models, improving cancer research, accelerating drug discovery and reducing reliance on animal testing.
The NHS is rolling out its first virtual hospital, using the NHS App to connect patients with specialists, AI-powered triage, and faster access to tests.
A new study reveals that daily use of eye drops, which combine pilocarpine and diclofenac, can significantly enhance near vision for presbyopia patients.
UCL researchers have developed an ultrasound helmet that enables deep brain stimulation without surgery, offering hope for Parkinson's and other neurological disorders.
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute launches an international trial of a 21-valent pneumococcal vaccine to protect babies against pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis.
Researchers have shown that AI can detect early laryngeal cancer and related lesions from voice recordings, offering a simple, non-invasive screening option.
Researchers have developed a lung cancer treatment that delivers healthy mitochondria to tumours, boosting T cell activity and improving the effectiveness of cisplatin chemotherapy with reduced toxicity.
When Hospital Clínic de Barcelona initiated a project to digitize its pathology department, it anticipated greater efficiency, more convenient access to studies and easier collaboration among care team members.
The NHS Cancer Programme has awarded £14.4 million through SBRI Healthcare to support 16 pioneering projects aimed at improving early cancer detection and diagnosis across the UK.
