Mental wellbeing for the many
PEN speaks to the chief executive of Place2Be, Catherine Roche, about ensuring health, safety and wellbeing for future generations.
In December 2017 the UK government’s...
Antibiotic resistance: ‘Sleeping’ bacteria identified
‘Sleeper cells’, which can survive doses of antibiotics and lie resting in a dormant state, may hold a key to understanding antibiotic resistance, research...
Finland launches global genome data research project
FinnGen, a unique study that combines genome information with digital healthcare, has been launched by researchers in Helsinki, Finland.
The FinnGen study plans to...
Redressing the balance
European Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis emphasised the disparity between how physical and mental disorders are treated.
Mental health disorders are often overlooked compared to...
Expanding access
Following the launch of the second Lung Cancer Europe Report, the organisation’s president, Stefania Vallone, spoke to PEN about the disparities that remain in...
Smart sensors for healthier indoor air
The EU has funded research into low-cost smart sensors and ventilation-control technology capable of detecting and removing hazardous airborne substances.
Inside buildings, the accumulation...
A state of Mind
Chief Executive of Mind, Paul Farmer CBE, discusses the current state of mental health within the UK, and the role Mind plays in driving...
Groundbreaking gene therapy could cure haemophilia
A ‘cure’ for haemophilia is one step closer, following results published in the New England Journal of Medicine of a groundbreaking gene therapy trial...
Equipped for emergencies
Professor Anthony Redmond OBE, the former chief executive and now chair of the Board of Trustees of UK-Med, considers the challenges involved in delivering...
A new approach to healing
Panu Lahtinen, a senior scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, discusses his innovative wound care solution.
By 2020 the global wound care...
Major cause of dementia discovered
An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of a major cause of dementia, with important implications for possible treatment and diagnosis.
Professor Garth...
Blood test could reveal return of skin cancer
Survival rates for skin cancer patients could be significantly improved thanks to an ‘early warning’ blood test which provides a simple way of detecting...
Aid groups warn of emergency at Greek asylum centres
Demonstrators from the Greek islands of Chios, Lesbos and Samos lead protests in Athens to demand the government take action on asylum centres.
Humanitarian...
Mobilising mental healthcare
Nessa Childers MEP, co-founder of the Interest Group on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Brain Disorders, discusses the need for more ambitious EU-level action on...