Precision medicine: Cost-effectiveness of breakthrough treatments
Dr Gerry Morrow shares his thoughts on the precision medicine, defined as the cost-effectiveness of breakthrough treatments and explains why this area is a priority for both researchers and government.
Medication management in diabetes
PillTime Ltd highlights the importance of medication management for diabetes as it remains a significant burden on the NHS.
Government invests over £500m in green technologies
Ministers have announced more than £500 million of investments in green technologies to help create a cleaner and healthier Britain.
Coaching and mentoring: A style of management
Dessy Ohanians, Managing Director of Corporate and Certificate Programmes at the London School of Business and Finance – Executive Education argues that coaching and mentoring are a style of management that has become more prevalent during the last few years.
Bangladesh: Clampdown on Rohingya freedom
Human Rights Watch say Bangladesh should end restrictions on Rohingya freedom of movement and access to the internet.
Understanding and producing words with high-school maths
Professor R. Harald Baayen, Quantitative Linguistics, University of Tübingen, explains how we can understand and produce words with high-school maths.
What are the data protection challenges of using AI in healthcare?
This article considers the increasing political interest in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and considers how data protection legislation may help to build greater understanding and trust.
Emotional fitness for university students
Nick Bennett, CEO at Fika, puts forward the case for a positive and preventative approach to mental health for university students, drawing on learnings from physical fitness and positive psychology.
Brexit uncertainty creates new human rights problems
The on-going Brexit uncertainty poses serious human rights issues, Amnesty International said today.
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: What you need to know
Morry Markowitz, President of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association details all we need to know about the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day on October 8th and beyond that.
Rebalancing the economy: Our time is now
Nigel Wilcock is Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Development and says that when it comes to rebalancing the economy – our time is now.
Assessing nanomaterials health risks in the workplace
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group assesses nanomaterials health risks in the workplace, starting with an overall perspective on the topic that includes risk assessment policies.
Green Island: Fossil free city areas
Peder Vejsig Pedersen, Senior Advisor, MSc, European Green Cities highlights how Green Island is developing fossil free communities.
Healthcare early detection technology: Voice analysis technology
Shinichi Tokuno from the Department of Voice Analysis of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, at the University of Tokyo, lifts the lid on voice analysis technology for healthcare.
Europe setting standards for cannabis products
As government authorities come to grips with legislation of cannabis-based products, the European market holds a key position, Liam McGreevy, CEO, Ethnopharm Ltd explains.
Government to invest over £130 million in new NHS technology
Patients will benefit from significant government investment in new NHS technology to improve treatment, diagnosis and care options for diseases including cancer.
Cannabis products: Greater diversity, increased potency and close monitoring
A recent European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction report highlights the need for diversity of cannabis products, increased potency and close monitoring of health effects.
Closing the global trade finance gap with a blockchain solution
Here, we find out that InventoryClub, a Commonwealth-focused trade finance application developer, is re-inventing trade finance in global trade, beginning with a blockchain platform to support a thriving trading community.
Enhancing One Health surveillance systems
Researchers from SACIDS Foundation for One Health discuss the importance and implementation of event-based community surveillance using a One Health approaches in East and Southern Africa.
Achieving excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education
Here, we examine the mission of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate of Education and Human Resources to achieve excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.