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18 April 2018
Early prostate cancer diagnosis: can Theresa May’s plan mimic results in Japan?
On April 10, 2018, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a £75M (approximately $106M) investment into prostate cancer diagnosis and research. The plan aims to focus on early diagnosis in...
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17 April 2018
The ageing population is at a greater risk of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced over time. Osteoporosis is often referred to as a ‘silent’ disease as the loss of bone...
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28 March 2018
Burden of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is disproportionately higher in men
The burden of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is expected to grow in both men and women, ages 18 years and older, between 2015 and 2025 in the seven major markets...
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27 March 2018
Adolescent depressive episodes are increasing in the US, but treatment is lacking
Data have shown that the prevalence rate of major depressive episodes (MDEs) in adolescents is steadily increasing in the US.
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21 March 2018
FDA approves 23andMe at-home genetic test for breast cancer genes
Approximately 70% of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will develop breast cancer by the age of 80, according to a study published in 2017 in the Journal...
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19 March 2018
The UK’s postcode lottery for IVF
A total of 13 regions of England have restricted and, in extreme cases, completely halted in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment over the past year, in what is being referred to...
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16 March 2018
Screening for prostate cancer: is it really useful?
In the US, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men after skin cancer, and it is the third most common cause of cancer death in men. However, most...
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13 March 2018
Can tech companies disrupt American healthcare?
In the past few weeks tech companies like Amazon, Apple and Google have announced their intentions to enter the American healthcare industry, in an attempt to reduce ever-increasing healthcare costs...
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8 March 2018
Should we change how we think about diabetes?
The push for a more personalized approach to diabetes management has been reenergized by recent research that suggests solely classifying diabetes into type 1 or type 2 diabetes (T1D, T2D)...
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2 March 2018
Aging population expected to increase the prevalent cases of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a subtype of dementia and is an irreversible, neurodegenerative brain disease of the elderly, characterized by the death of brain cells, which leads to a progressive...
