Is the health service in danger of intergenerational unfairness?
With an ageing population there is now a danger that scarce resources are being sucked up the older generations and
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Could legal medical cases help slow down climate change?
It is well known that climate change is endangering health. Indeed damage to public health is one of the reasons
Read moreClimate change and its effects on global public health
Climate Change and increasing global emissions is responsible for huge changes in global health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says
Read moreMedical data, supercomputing and personalised medical care
Could IBM’s collaboration with Apple and medical electronics companies transform the way doctors treat patients and researchers assess diseases. IBM
Read moreHow might big data transform medicine?
Big data is starting to affect every area of our lives and of commerce, but it is also expected to
Read moreHave we found a wonder drug, which can halt the progress of Alzheimer’s?
It is thought that worldwide approximately 44 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s, and this number is growing every year. In
Read moreWhat is the future of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS)?
The NHS is huge with almost 150,000 doctors and 370,000 nurses employed: each year it costs about a sixth of
Read moreHelping with human fertility treatments in an IVF department
Is IVF ethical? IVF provides couples who cannot concieve naturally with the opportunity to create a family and have children
Read moreGenomic medicine and the future of personalised medicine
A relatively new branch of medicine is emerging called genomic medicine. This involves whole genome sequencing to help to diagnose
Read moreMedical 3D Printing
3D printing hit the headlines with the news that you could print a 3D gun, but what about the newly
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