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In silico technologies: the future of UK life sciences?

Professor Alejandro Frangi By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

The UK life sciences sector contributes £94 billion to the economy each year, but it faces increasing global competition, alongside internal challenges such as low numbers of NHS clinical trials, and slow regulatory approval processes. Here, Professor Alejandro Frangi outlines how in silico technologies – Artificial Intelligence and other computer-based approaches for virtual product development […]

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Hear to help? Addressing the unmet need of hearing loss in care homes

Rebecca MillmanHannah Cross By and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

More than 75% of the 300,000 older adults living in UK care homes struggle to hear the world around them properly. Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions in later life, yet it remains routinely unidentified, unsupported and overlooked for care home residents. Here, Dr Hannah Cross and Dr Rebecca Millman outline the […]

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Here today, gone tomorrow? Exploring the use of locum doctors in the NHS

Dr Thomas AllenDr Jane FergusonKieran Walshe By , and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Locum doctors are used within the NHS to fill both short- and long-term gaps in staffing. Working in both general practices and hospitals, they undertake the same duties as permanent doctors. But how well are they integrated into the clinical teams where they work, how are they supported in the workplace, and how do they […]

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Breaking barriers: supporting people with Long COVID to return to work

Dr Ruth Wiggans By , and Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Work Posted:

Supporting people with long-term disabilities to enter, or re-enter, the labour market is a key priority for policymakers. Here, Dr Hua Wei, Dr Sarah Daniels, and Dr Ruth Wiggans outline new research into what works – and doesn’t work – for those with Long COVID returning to work, how this can inform wider reforms to […]

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Assessing risk of breast cancer in young women to facilitate early diagnosis and improve outcomes

Sarah Hindmarch headshotHeadshot of Sacha HowellDavid French By , and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women aged 35-50 years in the UK. Despite this, screening for breast cancer is not routinely offered until women reach the age of 50. Here, Dr Sarah Hindmarch, Dr Sacha Howell and Professor David French outline their research exploring the delivery of breast cancer risk […]

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Cardiovascular disease threatens to leave behind lower and middle income countries

Headshot of GindoHeadshot of Delvac OceandyHeadshot of Asri Maharani By , and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, primary care services Posted:

Global development has brought a welcome uplift in the quality of life for billions of people. But this transition has also introduced the new risk of cardiovascular disease through changing diets and lifestyles, placing pressures on sometimes-fragile healthcare systems. Here, in an article from our publication Healthy Hearts, Dr Gindo Tampubolon, Professor Delvac Oceandy, and Dr Asri […]

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Clearing the air: pollution and cardiovascular health

Holly Shiels headshot By Filed Under: All posts, Environment, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Air pollution is increasingly recognised as a major contributor to ill health, including cardiovascular disease. One of the most harmful chemicals released by burning fossil fuels – phenanthrene – is linked to heart disease, as well as other illnesses. Here, Professor Holly Shiels outlines work to investigate the sources of air pollution, the effect on cardiovascular health, […]

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Shifting the silos: transforming care for cardiorenal metabolic disease

Headshot of Dr Saif Al-ChalabiHeadshot of Professor Smeeta Sinha.Headshot of Professor Philip Kalra. By , and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, primary care services Posted:

There are strong links between renal and cardiovascular disease, with chronic kidney disease contributing to around 12,000 excess heart attacks each year in England alone. However, siloed models of care may fail to deliver adequate care due to potential complex interactions between multiple disease management and the lack of continuity of care. In this piece, […]

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Beyond survival: addressing cardiovascular disease in endometrial cancer survivors

Heather AgnewSarah KitsonA portrait of Emma Crosbie By , and Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Nearly 10,000 cases of endometrial cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year. But for patients who survive their cancer, cardiovascular disease poses an additional and ongoing risk, accounting for a quarter of all deaths in endometrial cancer survivors. In this piece, published as part of the Healthy Hearts collection on cardiovascular health, Dr Heather Agnew, Dr Sarah […]

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Enabling Pharmacy First: overcoming recruitment and retention challenges in the pharmacy workforce

Ellen headshot By and Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

The community pharmacy sector is set to play an increasingly important role in integrated primary care, exemplified through Pharmacy First. Through this drive to relieve pressure on other areas of primary care, both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians assume expanded roles and greater responsibilities. However, the vacancy rate amongst pharmacy technicians in particular risks undermining policies […]

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