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9 Jan 2018

Nanoparticles as Emerging Diagnostic Tools in Liquid Tumours

Nanotechnology has become an important approach to improving the diagnosis and treatment of cancer; advances in this area have made it possible to use…
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9 Jan 2018

Automated Item Generation: The Future of Medical Education Assessment?

A major innovation in psychometric science, termed automated item generation (AIG), holds the potential to revolutionise assessment in medical education.
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8 Jan 2018

Delivering Healthcare to Modern Conflict Zones

The nature of recent conflicts around the world has brought about new challenges for the provision of healthcare.
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13 Nov 2017

Patient Self-Management Tools Should be Used to Enhance the Doctor–Patient Relationship

The opportunity for patients to manage their own healthcare needs has grown exponentially in recent years due to self-management devices and the…
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18 Oct 2017

Healthcare Reform: When Do We Need It and How?

Dr Maxine Szramka is a Rheumatologist in Sydney Australia. She blogs regularly at Dr Maxine Speaks10 and is a passionate advocate for the health and…
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25 Sep 2017

Improving Patient-Doctor Communication: An Urgent Requirement for Better Patient Outcomes

Several healthcare professionals at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2017 expressed concerns with patient-doctor communication
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1 Jun 2017

Editor’s Pick: A Regenerative Biology View on Artificial Tissue Construction and Three-Dimensional Bioprinting: What May We Learn from Natural Regenerative Phenomena?

The implications of the low tissue regenerative potential in humans are severe and widespread. Several of our major diseases are direct results of this…
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1 Jun 2017

Digital Technology Healthcare Solutions in an Era of Moving Populations and Chronic Illnesses: Are We Being Realistically Smart?

In 2015, the world recorded its highest numbers of international migrants and forced displacement since World War II. With this historic rise in migrants…