All articles by Barney horner
Barney horner
Most patients are willing to share medical records for research purposes
A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that the majority of patients are happy for their medical data to be shared with researchers
Listening to the patient voice can improve care for patients undergoing heart surgery
Patient-reported experiences have potential for driving improvements in the quality of hospital care, according to a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Sturrock report advisory group to tackle bullying in NHS Scotland
In response to a review led by John Sturrock QC into allegations of bullying in NHS Highland, an advisory group has been established by the Scottish government to promote professional behaviours and improve working practices.
Lords launch new inquiry into healthy ageing
The UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has asked for contributions for its new inquiry into how science and technology can enable healthier living in old age.
MRI scans could predict multiple sclerosis (MS) disability
New research published today in Brain states that early MRI scans of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) could predict how their condition will progress, including how disabled they are likely to become.
Beyond finding a gene
Families living with rare neurodegenerative diseases finally received an answer to the cause of their illnesses, as a result of a researcher’s hunch and decades of improvements in DNA sequencing technology.
Improving care quality for hospitalised socially at-risk patients
Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalised patients with social risk factors and preparing them for discharge
Scientists say multiple sclerosis could be diagnosed by a breath test in the future
A new study aims to show how multiple sclerosis (MS) could in future be diagnosed by a simple breath test
Personalised medicine software vulnerability uncovered
A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical diagnostics vulnerable to cyberattacks
Bradford Teaching Hospitals breaks new ground by creating role tasked with taking AI innovations from the labs to wards
Hospitals in Bradford in the United Kingdom have broken new ground with the appointment of their inaugural head of Clinical…