How the heart is built in the womb
Understanding how the heart is built in the womb could help develop drugs and techniques to repair it in adult life, according to University of...
NHS
The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.
Children’s visible scars
Children's young skin is sensitive and precious, and it is natural for parents to worry that any damage will leave visible scars. From babies exploring...
The life of the single woman
Being a single woman in our society today is tough. We live in a culture that still sees ‘happily ever after’ as being in a...
Patient-centred care does not improve quality of life
Patients who are involved in the planning and delivery of their care for multiple conditions say that they are more satisfied, but it doesn't seem...
Financial incentives to reduce antibiotic use
Financial incentives help to drive down unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions from GPs and could reduce the amount of antibiotics in the community, according to a paper published...
Gut microbes could warn of early liver disease
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, hint at the...
New diagnostic tests could save NHS billions
Research commissioned by Innovate UK and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) reveals that the NHS could save over £6.9 billion in five years...
National plan needed for lung disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation is very effective at helping people with lung disease improve their quality of life. Multiple studies show that regular tailored exercise over a...
Shocking findings of Bishop Jones’s review
It is deeply shocking to read the conclusions of Bishop James Jones’s review, that the lives of hundreds of people were cut short by one...
Football injuries
With World Cup fever firmly upon us, everyone is looking forward to watching the action on the pitch. Yet with UK Premier League Clubs spending recently £157m on...
