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This provides a new look at the way patients are asked about the effect of the prescription drugs they take. While questionnaires about effectiveness, side-effects or other concerns are common, how standardised are they, or can they be?

Cancer is a horrible diagnosis for anybody – but it can seem especially tough for teenagers and young adults. How do you ask them about it? What can you learn from their answers, to treat others?

The National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England advised the Department of Health and NHS England about transitioning to a more digital secondary healthcare system and provides 10 implementation recommendations.

Science|Business launches a new service to track the growing use of patient data in improving health systems

As external threats to computer systems mount – with one UK hospital this week postponing operations following a cyberattack - the government takes a lead in highlighting the need for cybersecurity research push

UK-based Scientists for Global Responsibility calls for a serious debate among scientists before the EU ‘crosses the line’ into defence R&D

Country joins the battle to host the EU's London-based drug agency after Brexit

Legal battle in Hawaii is forcing project managers to look at the Canary Islands as new location for Thirty Metre Telescope

The EU-funded Innovative Medicines Initiative is making advances in harnessing health records at scale, unlocking the power of data to tackle hard-to-beat diseases

European Commission has put forward rules on how R&D could be supported through an ambitious new tax system. In an example given by the Commission, a company that spends €30 million on R&D could deduct €42.5 million from its taxable income