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2nd March 2017

Climate Change: What Can Doctors Do?

Global warming remains one of the largest global threats to our health. The size of the challenge is immense but political interventions have so far…
8 Mins
2nd March 2017

Editor’s Pick: 3D Printing for Biomedical Applications: Where Are We Now?

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an additive manufacturing process. This technology provides us with the opportunity to create 3D structures by adding…
6 Mins
10th January 2017

Revolutionising Healthcare by Empowering Patients to Innovate

A growing stream of literature argues for a more active role for patients and caregivers in healthcare delivery, namely in…
7 Mins
10th January 2017

New Models of Health

Last year in England alone there were approximately 57 million failed attempts to book general practitioner appointments.
9 Mins
10th January 2017

Editor’s Pick: Democratising Healthcare: The Role of eHealth Technologies in Driving Patient Participation

Digital technologies are changing how we practice and experience healthcare. This review focusses on the role of eHealth technologies in facilitating…
6 Mins
10th January 2017

Personalised Medicine with Companion Diagnostics: The Intercept of Medicines and Medical Devices in the Regulatory Landscape

Personalised medicine, with the aid of companion diagnostics, is a burgeoning field. The potential benefits of personalised medicine…
10 Mins
10th January 2017

Self-Management in Epilepsy Care: Background, Barriers, and Solutions

Self-management programmes for epilepsy have been developed and studied for several decades but have proven difficult to implement and sustain…
8 Mins
10th January 2017

The Prevalence of Item Construction Flaws in Medical School Examinations and Innovative Recommendations for Improvement

The purpose of this study was to calculate the prevalence and nature of item construction flaws within one large medical school and to identify several…