Generative AI – beyond the hype
2023 started with a buzz around ChatGPT, and more generally around the immense potential that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) holds.…
14 Mar 2023
Thousands potentially exposed to measles at religious gathering in Kentucky
Measles is a highly contagious virus that can remain infectious in a room for up to two hours after an infected person leaves. The incubation period from exposure to the…
24 Feb 2023
NHS virtual wards could be as disastrous as they sound
The National Health Service (NHS) is currently oversubscribed with staff burnout from pay cuts, and it has struggled to stay up-to-date with evolving needs following staff and resource shortages, including…
16 Feb 2023
Forever young: a new demographic?
We are born, we live, we age, we die. For millennia, this has been the natural order of human life. However, in the last 25 years, humanity has made massive…
19 Jan 2023
Vaping: an emerging pandemic facing teenagers
In days gone by, one would face cigar and tobacco smoke while walking through crowds. However, nowadays it is customary to face clouds of candy floss or strawberry-cheesecake-scented clouds of…
09 Sep 2022
Opinion: The UK has lost more than a monarch with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Stability, and maybe even decency, have been in short supply in the UK in the past few years. Issues such as Scottish independence, Brexit and the future of Northern Ireland…
15 Aug 2022
Data security is the best way to safeguard sensitive NHS services from cyberattacks
Last week, UK National Health Service (NHS) service provider Advanced experienced a ransomware attack. The attack affected the NHS' 111 service and the Caresys and Carenotes software used for patient…