Several life-threatening diseases have a major genetic component but gene testing for these conditions remains out of reach for many patients because current clinical guidelines don’t recommend the test. Why not?
By John Halamka, M.D.,…
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Karl Grundy, managing director at Digital Health, Emma McLachlan, director, digital products and platforms at NHS England, John Mitchell, associate director of digital at Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, and Lia Ali, consultant psychiatrist…
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Clinical decision-making often simplifies continuous risk data into discrete levels using round-number thresholds. These simplifications can distort risk assessments. To systematically uncover these distortions, we develop an interpretable machine learning model that identifies anomalies…
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Stress, anxiety, and depression represent significant challenges to global public health. Exposure to virtual natural environments, as a convenient and scalable intervention, has shown uncertain effects on healthy adults. This systematic review and meta-analysis…
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Digital Health is inviting nominations for an initiative to celebrate the individuals making a difference in digital innovation across health and care.
The Digital Health Impact List 2026 will shine a light on outstanding individuals…
Understanding Healthcare’s Operational Complexity
Healthcare represents one of the world’s most complex operating systems. Despite seemingly steady occupancy rates, hospital operations experience constant volatility. With a national average length of stay hovering around 4.7 days,…
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James Freed, deputy director of the NHS Digital Academy, speaking at BMJ Future Health (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
Healthcare staff are quitting the sector because of a lack of digital literacy skills which leads them…
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What You Should Know:
– Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group, is significantly expanding its behavioral health offerings through an industry-first collaboration with Headspace. This partnership is designed to address the…
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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced 45 pilot schemes across England using remote monitoring and self-reporting tools through the NHS App.
Once in full flow, remote monitoring is expected to free up…
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– U.S. healthcare organizations continued to face mounting expense pressures at the end of the third quarter of 2025, resulting in persistently thin operating margins despite steady growth in gross revenue.
–…
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