Moving towards universal health coverage: engaging non-state providers
Non-state providers of health services play a major role in the delivery of health care in many low- and middle-income countries. As universal health… Read more »
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Intermittent fasting: a promising approach to reset glucose metabolism?
In a recent study, Professor Chen and colleagues found that type 1 diabetic mice secreted insulin following intermittent fasting. This suggests that… Read more »
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Quiz: Public Health Weeks 2019
Think you’re up-to-date with the latest public health facts, figures, and recommendations? Test your acumen below and join us in… Read more »
Childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders linked to shorter telomeres
Research published today in the open access Nature journal Translational Psychiatry, found patients with severe mental disorders… Read more »
What does the data tell us about trends in workplace homicides?
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, 65% of workplace homicides occurred during robberies. Now, new research published in Injury… Read more »
Can maternal exposure to carbon black nanoparticles affect male fertility?
Carbon black nanoparticles are manufactured for use in rubber products, as a color pigment in plastics, paint and ink and used to… Read more »
Spotlight on e-health and m-health
The impact of digital technology on healthcare is explored in a Special Issue of BioMedical Engineering Online, introduced by… Read more »
BMC ‘Cancer Awareness’ poetry competition 2019 now open for submissions
We are happy to announce the launch of our first poetry competition in partnership with the leading cancer journals across our… Read more »
Implementing new technologies in national healthcare systems: the introduction of NGS testing in cancer
Next generation sequencing technologies are aiding in the development of targeted cancer therapies and are becoming part of… Read more »
Commuters on the London Underground are more likely to catch the flu
The London Underground is a crowded and closed environment with frequent visitors - this type of environment can act as a hot-spot… Read more »