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Through the looking-glass: Endocrine disruption and child health
Alberto Mantovani and Francesca Baldi at the Italian National Health Institute discuss the need for further research on endocrine disruption and child health
When assessing...
Cancer research and training take centre stage in NCI’s work
Open Access Government spoke to the National Cancer Institute’s Dr S Percy Ivy about cancer research and training and the importance of clinical trials
The...
What will happen if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?
Dr Virginia M Stewart asks what will happen if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, sounding a warning for the health and lives of...
How far have we come on treating gynaecological cancer?
New avenues are opening up for treatment of gynaecological cancer, Professor Gunnar Kristensen of Oslo University Hospital explains to Open Access Government
Surgery remains an...
Innovative device for cataract surgery in sight
John Hendrick, President and CEO of Mynosys, looks at the history of the capsulotomy and the future of innovative equipment for cataract surgery
In 1950,...
Playing the malaria elimination game was never going to be easy
Eradicating malaria will not be easy or cheap, but it will be worthwhile in the long run, argues Professor David H Peyton of Portland...
GoTreatIT® sensor tech collaboration reaches across Europe
Norwegian company DiaGraphIT reveals more about a successful collaboration on sensor technology with the Irish Insight Centre for Data Analytics
In our previous article about...
We need different thinking about communication in healthcare
Pfalzklinikum CEO Paul Bomke suggests that a new paradigm is needed in our thinking about communication in healthcare, especially around mental health
It is increasingly...
NHS plans include closing hospitals and ‘centralising’ services
The King’s Fund insists government must be ready to back radical changes set out in NHS transformation plans, including closing hospitals and A&Es
Sustainability and...
Three essential steps on the way to integrated health and social care
Mark Raeburn, Managing Director of Capita One, shares three points local authorities should be aware of in their approach to integrated health and social...
Council tax rises won’t fix local government funding crisis: LGA
The Local Government Association warns that cuts to other services are inevitable as council tax rises will fail to plug the adult social care...
How do we reduce HIV transmission in Southern and Eastern Africa?
Better understanding of the factors at play will enable efforts to reduce HIV transmission in Southern and Eastern Africa, where incidence rates are highest
The...
Spontaneous brain plasticity brings hope after stroke
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but research into spontaneous brain plasticity could offer hope for recovery
Among the main causes...
Social care system on verge of collapse, say Age UK
Charity Age UK say the social care system is on the brink of disaster, with more than a million older people not receiving the...
How the retreat of big pharma leads to lost opportunities for Parkinson’s drug discovery
The changing pharma landscape means opportunities for Parkinson's drug discovery are missed, but Parkinson's UK has a new strategy to redress the balance
This will...
Ebenstein lab develops new technologies for studying genomes
Researchers in the Ebenstein lab for nanobiophotonics at Tel Aviv University are using epigenetic marks to study genomic variation
Although the DNA sequence is identical...
Innovative oncology drug development: Why not children?
SIOPE asks why therapies made available for adults are not extended to children with cancer, and why paediatric oncology drug development is lagging behind
Thanks...
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,...
