Insight

  • From Patient Zero to the world’s largest living patient registry in sickle cell disease

    By Sanius Health It began with one patient. One story. One mission. One urgent need to do better. From that single spark, Sanius Health set out to change the way sickle cell disease is understood, treated and supported. What started as a small mission to accelerate research, discover new medicines, and improve health outcomes has [...]

  • Global momentum: BIO 2025 spotlights the new power players in biotech innovation

    A new biotech map is being drawn from Austin to Saudi Arabia—far from traditional power centres. By Gil Bashe, Health Tech World Correspondent, Medika Life Editor-in-Chief and FINN Partners Chair Global Health and Purpose – Onsite at BIO2025 Biotech is having a moment—one that’s global, inclusive, and increasingly untethered from the historic and expected powerhouses [...]

  • NHS call handler resignations rise amid trauma and stress

    NHS call handlers are quitting their roles due to the emotional toll of answering 999 calls involving suicides, stabbings, shootings and long ambulance delays. Figures show 27 per cent of control room staff across UK ambulance services have left their jobs in the past three years, with many reporting they feel overwhelmed by traumatic calls, [...]

  • The NHS efficiency dilemma: Is AI really the solution?

    By Peter Corpe, Industry Leader, UK Public Sector, Appian Despite the Government’s commitment to ‘bring the NHS into the digital age’ in its AI Opportunities Action Plan healthcare organisations still rely on legacy systems that aren’t fit for purpose. And the State of digital government review from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) [...]

  • Medway NHS Foundation Trust powers virtual hospital vision with seamless tech transition

    Medway NHS Foundation Trust has taken a bold step forward in  its virtual care journey by transitioning to a new digital platform - part of its strategy to  scale a full virtual hospital at the heart of an integrated neighbourhood. Partnering with  health tech provider Feebris, the Trust has not only ensured continuity of care [...]

  • HIMSS at the epicentre of healthcare AI: A preview of its New York Forum

    Where hype meets strategy, the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum brings clarity, credibility, and collaboration to the evolving landscape of AI in medicine. By Gil Bashe, Health Tech World Correspondent, Medika Life Editor-in-Chief and Chair Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners The conversation about artificial intelligence in health has become crowded with bold claims, hype-driven [...]

  • Seek vitality, not just happiness: The new currency of a meaningful life

    By Chaitra Vedullapalli We’re asking the wrong question. For years, leaders have been told to “pursue happiness” — for themselves, for their teams, for their culture. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Happiness is an outcome, not a strategy. And chasing it often leads to burnout, not fulfillment. What we should be pursuing is something deeper, [...]

  • Loneliness costing UK film and TV industry £400m a year in poor mental health

    Loneliness is a key factor contributing to poor mental health among behind-the-scenes workers in the UK’s film and television industry, new research shows. The study links this to several job-related pressures – including long and irregular hours, the transient nature of project-based employment, workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination, and persistent stigma around mental health that [...]

  • From managers to agents: Intelligence on tap is transforming leadership

    By Chaitra Vedullapalli What if intelligence was no longer something you hired, but something you accessed—like electricity, water, cloud storage or bandwidth? Take a moment to sink in. After listening to Sam Altman's TED Talk on the democratisation of intelligence, Jensen Huang on Rebuilding Industrial Power and Satya Nadella's keynote at Microsoft Build, it became [...]

  • Psych Hub: The mental health matchmaker

    Scott Healy is CEO of Psych Hub. The Health Tech World Award-winning company’s platform aims to empower the people seeking mental health support, the practitioners delivering it and the organisations supporting them with evidence-based education and resources. Here, we learn more about the importance of accessible educational resources and the scope of Psych Hub’s mental health [...]