Healthcare
From diabetes to dental care, cardio disease to cancer treatments, explore the trends and technologies shaping the healthcare sector, in the NHS and beyond.
Genomics poses data questions for insurance industry
Predictive genome tests are a powerful tool to detect cancer early. This could benefit the insurance sector, but...
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How good gut health can help you sleep better
Studies suggest a possible link between insomnia and a lack of diversity in gut bacteria. The scientists say...
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Cancer care in the age of telemedicine
Thanks to Covid-19, doctors do much of their work online or over the phone. But is this suited...
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The personal touch: genomics and the fight against cancer
Genomic medicines could transform cancer treatment, saving millions of lives – all while cutting costs “What you now see...
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Ovarian cancer screening disappoints, but lessons remain
A trial found that ovarian cancer screening doesn’t save lives, but the research still taught experts much about...
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The Covid effect: clearing the cancer backlog
As exhausted NHS staff struggle to reduce a backlog of cancer cases caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the...
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The health dangers of losing sleep
There is an inextricable link between sleeplessness and ill-health for everyone, but research indicates that teens and over-65s...
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‘Coronasomnia’ takes shine off WFH
As the nation’s ‘sleep debt’ deepens in the pandemic, the increasingly harmful effect that insomnia is having on...
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COVID and the cost to children’s mental health
With the coronavirus forcing countries into lockdown and schools to close, children in particular have been impacted as...
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The challenges facing the NHS during COVID and beyond
The British public holds the NHS in high regard, but leaders must address a number of major challenges...
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What we can learn from the COVID vaccine success
The UK’s coronavirus vaccine rollout is exceeding expectations, but are there lessons the healthcare industry can learn from...
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Charting a new course for the NHS
Despite the NHS still reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the government is looking to shake...