The importance of health literacy is well recognised. Health literacy has a strong impact on health status and is crucial for empowering patients to…

Electronic medical record (EMR)-based precision oncology is a vision that is so far limited to a few pilot and basket studies, with the goal being the…

Goal-orientated healthcare is multi-level strategic planning of medical care in which the patient’s goals are set first and, thereafter, their…

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

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

HE RISK of a drug undergoing racemisation can be tested using a mathematical model developed by researchers from Cardiff University, Liverpool John…

ALCOHOL can cause permanent genetic damage, helping explain the association between drinking and the risk of developing cancer, according to…

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

PARKINSON’S disease patients may process caffeine differently, causing them to have lower caffeine levels in their blood after drinking tea and coffee…

SCIENTISTS at the University of York, UK have identified carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) as an antimicrobial substance that can be developed…