Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research and Innovation at Asthma + Lung UK, the leading lung charity, discusses the socioeconomic costs of lung conditions and the need for great lung health research.
NHS patients in England are set to gain quicker access to the latest and most innovative medical technologies, thanks to new plans proposed by NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
As the population ages, the economic toll of dementia on the UK is projected to skyrocket, reaching £91 billion a year by 2040, according to a study conducted for the Alzheimer’s Society.
While we have not yet seen the full health impact of continuous vape usage, the new UK Disposable Vape Ban may be a welcome first step in limiting the impact of what many believe could have become the next health crisis.
Researchers suggest that microwave ablation, a minimally invasive procedure, could offer comparable progression-free survival rates to surgery with fewer complications.
Each week seems to highlight the critical importance of sustainable healthcare solutions, to ready the service for undeniable changes in our climate. Having recognised the emerging threat and defining its Net Zero target timeline, the NHS is now in a pivotal phase for turning ambition into action.
UK health research funding reached £5 billion in 2022, but is now plateauing, according to the UK Health Research Analysis 2022. The report, commissioned by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), provides the most detailed overview yet of UK health research funding from 2004 to 2022 from all public sectors.
Scientists at the University of Virginia have used the power of machine learning to identify potential drugs that could significantly reduce harmful scarring following a heart attack or other injuries.
From desktops to laptops, smartphones to smartwatches, technology has come to play an increasingly central role in our lives, but what about health tech? And as the influence of technology has spread across industries, crucial sectors like education and healthcare have seen noticeable transformations.
A £5 million project started in the UK last year aims to enable individuals to receive Alzheimer's diagnoses within seconds through the National Health Service (NHS) within the next five years.
The COcoa supplement and multivitamin outcomes study (COSMOS) revealed promising results in the fight against cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
