Innovations

Cognitive impairments are highly prevalent and functionally significant consequences of acquired brain injuries, including stroke…

We’ve made extraordinary progress. When I started my career, we were in analogue mode. We didn’t have any ability to sequence…

In that role, one of the big things I learned was that while those of us in medicine and public health think about the medical and public…

Conventional incubators haven’t changed for a long time; it’s been the same basic idea since the 1980s. A lot of people can recognise them…

In many countries globally, ophthalmology clinics are over capacity, resulting in treatment delays and a reduction in the quality of…

Glomus tumours are uncommon, benign neoplasms originating from the glomus body, predominantly affecting adults between 20–40 years of age…

There is a growing need for personalised medicine to manage and prevent diseases, as well as to monitor patient health continuously, even…

Medical and public health professionals are acutely aware of the significant public health concerns posed by adverse events (AE) during…

Regenerative medicine has significantly impacted orthopaedic surgery by introducing biological therapies aimed at repairing, restoring, or…

David Resühr is transforming medical education with innovation. He is the brain behind several inventions, such as a DIY Ultrasound…

Intercellular communication, whether through direct cell–cell interactions or the transfer of secreted chemicals, is critical for the…

Chlamydiosis is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted illnesses globally caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis…

I really believe that precision medicine has become a reality. This means that you’ll soon be able to visit a normal doctor and have your…

Gynaecomastia, the clinical term for the enlargement of the male breast, is characterised by the histological finding of…

For clinical applications of AI, it’s still early; most are unlikely to be found at the patient’s bedside and are still in the research…

One in 10 people may be affected by a rare disease (RD) in their lifetime.1 This is the surprising paradox of RDs. While each disease…

The majority of subjects approached agreed to participate, with a small number of patients reporting time constraints as the reason for…

At the time, in India, there was not a concentrated effort on specialisation available in genetics. My interest in genetics really stems…

Environmental degradation exacerbates already existing health inequalities experienced by the poorest people in society…

Ultrasonography (US, also known as sonographic imaging, ultrasound) is an important medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency…

The climate crisis is a health crisis that has the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality to human populations…

This study examines the interrelationships between macroeconomic factors, inflation and vaccination rates, and ranks countries’ efficiency in combating the pandemic based on their health-economic factors.

From wearable devices to smartphone apps, there has been an explosion of technology in recent years that promises…

General practices in the UK are under immense pressure. Research has been conducted on the complexity of current consultations ​and the use of electronic consultations…

Peter Gill | Staff Paediatrician and Associate Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children and SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada

Damian Roland | Head of Service, Children’s Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK; Honorary Professor, Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK

EMJ is proud to present an interview with Nassir Marrouche, a globally renowned electrophysiologist and researcher currently directing a collaborative team of specialists to optimise prediction, prevention, and outcomes for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by pioneering research into digital health (DH) solutions.

Implementation science and community-engaged approaches can address cancer inequities by improving the delivery, uptake, and effective expansion of evidence-based cancer care in real-world resource-limited settings.

Ultrasonography is often the preferred method of imaging for needle-guided procedures of the hip joint, including aspirations, local anaesthetic injections, and the use of corticosteroids. Phantoms (i.e., training devices mimicking human tissue and bony structures under acoustic sonography) are used to help train medical professionals to perform these procedures accurately, emphasising the art of physical simulation in unison with didactic learning.

In 2017, colorectal cancer (CRC) accounted for 13% of new malignancy diagnoses in Canada. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Canadian males, and the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in Canadian females.

The scientific community has made great strides in responding to the huge public health problems of obesity and diabetes with the discovery of the incretin system and the development of glucagon-like peptide 1 analogues.

Yann Le Cam Chief | Executive Officer, EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe. The conference happens every 2 years and the purpose is to formulate strategies at a national, international, and European level. The conference also provides an opportunity to look at legislative and non-legislative policies and learn about the latest research. The scope is broad, covering the entire spectrum of rare diseases.

Rare diseases are individually rare but collectively common, with a combined prevalence of 3.5–5.9%. A common feature of many diseases is a substantial delay in patients receiving a correct diagnosis; this protracted path to diagnosis is termed ‘the diagnostic odyssey’.

The urgent need regarding people with a rare disease in Ukraine is for help to get vulnerable families safely out of the country and help…

Martin O. Savage  – Professor Emeritus in Paediatric Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, London Clinic Centre for Endocrinology; Professor, Queen Mary University London, UK. 

Christina Furtado Mental Health and Wellness Specialist, guard.me International Insurance; Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP); practising member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMP).

Facial botulinum toxin injection is a skill developed with experience. Inaccurate injections of the toxin can cause local complications as…

This review describes the evidence that forms the foundation for the use of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represents a group of idiopathic chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, including…

Uterine fibroids and adenomyosis are common among reproductive-age females. Uterine fibroids, particularly large submucosal and intramural…

Objective: To establish a proposal for the location for ovarian transposition, considering different irradiation techniques and time to…

Frequently pitted as the only way of eradicating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that arises from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the world is holding its breath as the first vaccination programmes of 2021 are rolled out in the UK, Germany, Italy, Poland, Denmark, and many other countries in Europe and further afield…

Contributions to the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Virtual Meeting 2020 included the far-reaching ‘Precision Diabetes Medicine in Practice’ held on 23rd September 2020…

Precision when imaging or performing minor surgical tasks is crucial for all endoscopists. The progresses in artificial intelligence (AI) and collaborative robots will undoubtedly be key in helping surgical practices move towards a higher level of accuracy…

Inherited neuromuscular disorders (NMD) provide a great challenge to the treating clinician owing to their characteristically chronic and progressive nature…

For the past two decades, lithotripsy strategies for the treatment of nephrolithiasis have been dominated by the development and optimisation of holmium lasers. Holmium lasers have become the gold standard in interventional management of renal stones as the safest, most versatile, and most effective approach…

In your specialty of emergency and high-altitude medicine, and specifically your work in extreme environment physiology…

You have built an atypical medical career, holding roles that did not exist 10 years ago, such as the Director of AI at NHSX…