Innovations

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…

Despite having been around for 30 years, keyhole surgery has failed to penetrate the majority of surgeries. In this time multiple advantages have…

In this article, the author has reviewed the features of successful ICT approaches against COVID-19 and discussed their effects.

Currently, the majority of treatment strategies reported for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) involve the systemic administration of drugs…

Telemedicine has developed how healthcare practitioners interact and provide medical care to patients. Overall, telehealth includes a variety of tools…

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way general practitioners (GP) are assessing patients, as they have avoided face-to-face…

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the coronavirus family, and it is the seventh in that family known to infect humans…

The scale, speed, and impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disruption to healthcare services has been unprecedented…

In your impressive, nearly four-decade career in global health, particularly with the World Health Organization (WHO), how have strategies…

Cytokines are essential regulators of the immune response that mediate protective inflammation, but uncontrolled production by hyperactivated immune cells induces toxicity and adverse conditions…

Dr Krishnan Ganapathy | Member of the Board of Directors of Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation (ATNF) and Apollo Telehealth Services; Past President…

Rare diseases are increasingly recognised as a global public health priority.1 Whilst rare diseases have a low prevalence individually, it is estimated…

ARTIFICIAL intelligence could one day form the backbone of healthcare, but with such a powerful technology looming on our horizon, what exactly does…

New trends in clinical research and trial design were discussed, as well as challenges associated with the need to perform innovatively to advance…

This study highlighted key demographics and perceived barriers affecting NEHR use. By raising awareness of these issues to policy makers and working to overcome these barriers, NEHR use may be increased.

Machine learning is a set of statistical and computational techniques that is becoming increasingly prominent in the lay press and medical research.

Research teams increasingly use social media to supplement nondigital methods for recruiting research participants. This trend is likely to grow as…