Quantum computing, a type of quantum technology, is poised to address pressing challenges in the healthcare sector. For example, while the average cost of the drug development pipeline has tripled ...
Following the successful completion of the NHS national pilot in April 2025, the highly anticipated first results assessing CYP2C19 genetic testing to guide clopidogrel use in ischaemic stroke and TIA ...
The optimism is not unfounded. In specific, well-defined clinical scenarios, polygenic scores are beginning to demonstrate some tangible utility. For cardiovascular disease, MI-GENES, a 10-year follow ...
Catherine Barnard, FBA, FLSW, FRSA is Professor of European law and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies. She is the author of EU Employment Law ...
Babb de Villiers C, Plans-Beriso E, Erady C, Blackburn L, Wilson H, Turner H, Kuhn I, Barahona-López C, Diez-Echave P, Hernández OR, et al. Biomarkers for Personalised Primary or Secondary Prevention ...
A patient arriving in A&E or another clinical setting, with suspected or known infection and the risk of sepsis, requires immediate action. Antibiotic admission more than one hour after suspected ...
The sepsis definition describes three elements: infection, the host response and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Diagnosis is made based on myriad signs and symptoms, and although infection ...
Sepsis is a critical global healthcare challenge, marked by complex and rapidly evolving symptoms, which can escalate with alarming speed leading to multi-organ failure. This leaves only a narrow ...
Cost-utility studies provide critical information for the costs and benefits of using any new test, typically building on existing public health and screening programmes, within a defined population.
14 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 is PHG Foundation’s personalised health fortnight. Follow and share the campaign on LinkedIn Many of us frequently hear and deeply feel that ‘nothing is more important ...
The Wellcome Trust recently announced that they are funding a research programme to investigate synthetic human genomes, and Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation’s Head of Science, had the opportunity to ...
The GenomeIndia Project, launched in 2020, represents a strategic effort to map India’s vast genetic diversity. It focuses on India’s rich tapestry of ethnolinguistic communities (Indo-European, ...