Opinion
By Dr Serufusa Sekidde Years ago, I lost a patient to suicide. He was bright, outwardly strong, and yet, like so many men, he suffered in silence. I feel like I missed the warning signs and that’s why that tragedy still weighs heavily on me. [...]
By Moh Waqas, CTO Healthcare, Armis Every year, it feels like the talk tracks repeat themselves in the healthcare cybersecurity space: there are more cyberattacks than ever, the pace shows no sign of slowing down, the industry is continuously battered by ransomware, and patients are left bearing the brunt of security gaps in healthcare settings. [...]
Violence in healthcare settings is an all-too-common reality for NHS staff. Figures published in the 2024 NHS Staff Survey reveal that attacks on healthcare workers have risen by almost 14% in recent years, with around 200,000 professionals suffering physical violence annually. While the UK government has pledged to combat the issue of violence in the [...]
By Craig Millard, MD (EVP) @ Harris Health Alliance The NHS 10-Year Plan outlined a bold vision for a more joined-up, digitally enabled, patient-centred, and community-focused health service. Six months on, and the headlines continue to focus on the shiny new, groundbreaking tech and its potential for transformation. That’s all well and good, but that [...]
The rise of low-cost, high-volume hair transplant tourism has triggered a surge in patients suffering complications, and London is now seeing the consequences. According to new internal data, The Treatment Rooms London, one of the UK’s leading surgeon-led hair transplant clinics, has experienced a 43% increase in hair transplant repair cases in 2025, averaging 1.8 [...]
More than 750,000 women are currently waiting for hospital gynaecology services, including routine, non-cancer referrals. In England alone, over 580,000 people are waiting for non-cancer gynaecology treatment, with almost half waiting beyond the NHS target of 18 weeks, and more than 18,000 women have been waiting for over a year. “These are not just numbers,” [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic might be five years behind us, but its effects continue to be felt to this day. One of its most potent legacies has been in the world of commerce. The extended period where many of us were locked down in our homes and had to slowly navigate a new post-pandemic landscape has [...]
Whenever someone mentions sports betting, it likely brings to mind intense football matches or horse races. Granted, these are the two largest betting markets out there, and they do appeal to a wide variety of sports bettors from countless different walks of life. However, these two sports are so large and have so much hype [...]
By Sergey Jakimov and Artem Trotsyuk, managing and operating partners, LongeVC Artificial intelligence is rapidly rewriting medicine – from clinics to labs – and scientists, startups, regulators, and investors are shaping that shift together. The global healthcare AI market is projected to soar from just over $1 billion in 2016 to more than $28 billion [...]
Dealing with injuries or chronic conditions can be tough. What if therapy felt like a game? Imagine getting rewards for daily exercises, badges for progress, and scoreboards showing your improvements. That's gamification in healthcare, making healing fun by adding game features. The reason it works is simple: we all love games. This works for both [...]
