Being Human
A major new gallery opens this week at Wellcome Collection explores the meaning of being human in the 21st century and our changing relationship with...
Vision
The Vision category brings together forward-looking perspectives, emerging research and thought-provoking insights across health and wellbeing. It highlights breakthroughs, explores complex conditions and examines the wider social and psychological factors that influence health. From innovative treatments and new diagnostic tools to broader conversations about prevention and quality of life, this category looks beyond the immediate to consider where healthcare and wellbeing are heading.
Psychological Support “Not Available” to One in Three Cancer Patients Who Need It
Findings from 10-country survey reveal lack of information and support ‘is an important gap’ for many cancer patients London, 24 July 2019 – People with...
Charity Launched to Support Separation of Conjoined Twins Following Landmark Surgery in London
Gemini Untwined will fund treatment and further our understanding of craniopagus conjoined children around the world Launch follows successful separation of previously conjoined twins in...
The Future of Precision Surgery
Healthcare has been notoriously slow to harness the huge technological advancements we have witnessed in the last 25 years. Indeed, much of our current surgical...
AI reveals new breast cancer types that respond differently to treatment
Revelations could personalise treatment, including picking out those likely to benefit from immunotherapy Scientists have used artificial intelligence to recognise patterns in breast cancer –...
WHO Mental Health Guidelines Could Better capture ‘Lived Experience’
Mental health patients want mental health diagnostic descriptions to better reflect what it feels like to live with their conditions in the World Health Organisation’s...
Innovative Mental Health Portal The Mind Map Launches
A new mental health portal www.themindmap.co.uk will launch on Wednesday 3 July 2019. This innovative new platform focuses on providing young people, predominantly aged between...
Call for Green Burial Corridors Alongside Roads, Railways and Country Footpaths
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes because British graveyards and cemeteries...
Psychiatric Assessments Creating Depression and Suicide among Trans Patients
Around forty per cent of transgender people have attempted to take their own lives at some point in time. That’s a shocking, harrowing statistic, supplied...
ADHD Drug not linked to Psychotic Symptoms
New research provides reassurance that the most common ADHD drug is not linked to psychotic symptoms The most commonly prescribed ADHD drug methylphenidate does not...
