Innovations

General practices in the UK are under immense pressure due to numerous factors and the role of health informatics. Research has been conducted on subjects such as the complexity of current consultations1 ​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.

Worldwide, an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 9.9 million cancer deaths occurred in 2020. While cancer incidence rates tend to be lower in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) compared with high-income countries (HIC), the population sizes tend to be larger, resulting in a higher absolute number of patients with cancer.

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.