A new report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Health and Healthcare highlights some of the most innovative research transforming medicine.

Robin Pomeroy · Agenda 08 May 2019

Global Health

These are the countries best prepared for the fight against cancer

Cancer is the world’s second biggest killer after heart disease and the number of cases is forecast to rise by almost two thirds by 2040. This new study shows which countries are best pre...

Douglas Broom 30 Apr 2019

Neuroscience

How society’s gender expectations could be changing our brains

According to a new paper, society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level.

Anna Varela · Futurity 24 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The organ shortage will soon get worse. Could animals help?

Nearly 75,000 people in America need an organ transplant, and that list is only set to get longer. Animals could provide the solution to the organ crisis.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 08 Apr 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Hospital disinfectants should be regulated like antibiotics new study suggests

Recent studies suggest that we need to reconsider the way we use disinfectants in hospitals in much the same way we regulate the use of antibiotics to reduce antimicrobial resistance.

Karolin Hijazi · The Conversation 18 Mar 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Women tend to be diagnosed with disease later than men

On average, women get diagnoses later in their lives than men when they contract a disease, a new study in Denmark suggests.

Cecilie Krabbe · Futurity 15 Mar 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The AI doctor won't see you now

The UK is waking up to the fact that the medical care of the future will work hand-in-hand with artificial intelligence.

Geraint Rees 05 Mar 2019

Global Health

London HIV patient becomes world's second AIDS cure hope

An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor.

Kate Kelland · Reuters 05 Mar 2019

Biotechnology

Who holds the key to the future of biotechnology? You do

Your data is key to all developments in biotech. But first we need to find a way of using it that is both progressive and ethical.

Elizabeth O’Day and Sang Yup Lee 16 Jan 2019

Precision Medicine

Why biodiversity is key to our survival

Diversity is thought to make ecosystems, species and populations more resilient to environmental stresses.

Eric Muraille · The Conversation 11 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How robots are helping doctors save lives in the Canadian North

In Saskatchewan, revolutionary new robots are allowing doctors to deliver medical care to remote communities.

The Conversation 14 Dec 2018

Innovation

This is why designer babies are still a long way off

Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, the idea of genetically engineer offspring with desirable traits has been controversial - but it's not really possible.

A Cecile JW Janssens · The Conversation 12 Dec 2018

Biotechnology

This new test could be used to detect and diagnose all types of cancer

The new test exploits a unique DNA signature found only in cancer cells.

Matt Trau, Laura G. Carrascosa, and Abu Sina · The Conversation 05 Dec 2018

Future of Health and Healthcare

7 ways the ‘biological century’ will transform healthcare

From conquering death to automatic insulin deliveries, we will be able to finetune our biology to a once-unthinkable degree.

Mike Moradi and David Berry 01 Nov 2018

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