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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…
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1 Jun 2017

Benchmarking Outcomes That Matter Most to Patients: The Globe Programme

Significant variation in health outcomes exists around the world. The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed…
11 Mins
1 Jun 2017

Pain During Illusory Own Arm Movement: A Study in Immersive Virtual Reality

Previous studies have demonstrated that the vision of one’s own body, or of external embodied limbs, can lead to pain relieving outcomes. Analgesic…
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2 Mar 2017

Climate Change: What Can Doctors Do?

Global warming remains one of the largest global threats to our health. The size of the challenge is immense but political interventions have so far…
8 Mins
2 Mar 2017

Editor’s Pick: 3D Printing for Biomedical Applications: Where Are We Now?

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an additive manufacturing process. This technology provides us with the opportunity to create 3D structures by adding…
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10 Jan 2017

Revolutionising Healthcare by Empowering Patients to Innovate

A growing stream of literature argues for a more active role for patients and caregivers in healthcare delivery, namely in…