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diabetes

Diabetes: A paradigm case for rewarding innovation in value-based healthcare

Prof Dr Freimut Schliess, Director of Science & Innovation at Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH explains the important role of innovation when it comes to healthy living and active ageing, including his thoughts on the diabetes paradigm
blockchain payments

Nuggets teams up with QFPay to signal further progress in China

UK blockchain payments and ID platform teams up with QFPay, a Chinese mobile payment solution provider

The European Union’s Single Market

The European Union has created a strong Single Market with all the laws and rules that come with it, it has created a common currency and has removed barriers and borders, but we are still far from having created the people’s union
self-employed sector

Rise of the Freelancer: Key demographics leading UK’s self-employed sector

The workforce is changing as more people swap the security of a 9-to-5 job for the flexibility of freelancing, with key demographics and industries leading the self-employed sector, according to Instant Offices
environmental toxicology

Environmental Toxicology: How chemicals interact with environmental species and human physiology

The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) give a detailed perspective on environmental toxicology, a life science discipline that seeks to understand how chemicals, both natural and man-made, can interact with environmental species and human physiology to cause harm
business continuity strategy

Keep calm and carry on with a business continuity strategy

Jonathan Sharp, Director of Britannic Technologies explains the importance of an organisation having a business continuity strategy in place
post-brexit

The importance of protecting the UK’s environment post-Brexit

Keith Taylor MEP, Green Party Member from the European Parliament for the South East region, shares with us his thoughts on the importance of protecting the UK’s environment post-Brexit, including air pollution.

Prostate cancer: Enigmatic, with different shades

Professor Ghulam Nabi from the University of Dundee explores the subject of the enigmatic prostate cancer, with different shades 
Heat-related health dangers

Heat-related health dangers soar during the summer

National Institute of Health provides tips to help reduce the risk of hyperthermia as heat-related health dangers for older adults increase during the summer...
Aplastic Anaemia

The importance of research into aplastic anaemia (AA)

Grazina Berry from Aplastic Anaemia Trust explains why research into aplastic anaemia (AA) is so important.
Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes in the UK: Priorities for improving patient care

Professor John Wilding from the University of Liverpool charts priorities for improving patient care in the UK when it comes to the prevalent condition, Type 2 diabetes
Health, prevention and long-term care

Health, prevention and long-term care in Germany

The background of Jens Spahn, Germany’s Federal Minister of Health is examined here, plus the wider work of the Federal Ministry of Health concerning health, prevention and long-term care.

Power-to-gas: A key enabler for a CO2-neutral energy system

Dr Frank Graf from DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-Institute of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) details precisely why power-to-gas is a key enabler for a CO2-neutral energy system
fusion energy

Fusion energy: Making history

Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication at ITER explains his thoughts on how history is being made when it comes to the exciting world of fusion energy 
green shipping

The future of green shipping in the Baltic Sea

HELCOM Secretariat’s Markus Helavuori and Alexey Bakhtov provide an update on the future of green shipping in the Baltic Sea
Mathematics

Mathematics: A powerful tool for understanding the world

Dr Juan C. Meza, Division Director for the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) reveals why mathematics is such a powerful tool for understanding the world around us 
Diabetes epidemic

Why Canada urgently needs a national strategy to tackle the diabetes epidemic

Kimberley Hanson, Director of Federal Affairs at Diabetes Canada argues that the country urgently needs a national strategy to tackle the diabetes epidemic
digital workplace

34% UK public sector fear robots will replace them

The news digital workplace divide: UK workers whose employer provides outdated technology feel less productive, frustrated and likely to want to quit
Side-Effects of GDPR

The Unexpected Side-Effects of GDPR

David Emm, Principal Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab discusses the unexpected side-effects of GDPR shortly after the new legislation came into effect 
future of healthcare

Blockchain: healthcare’s next frontier, or so much hype?

DataArt's Denis Baranov discusses how blockchain is likely to have a significant impact on the future of healthcare

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