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There is general recognition healthcare systems need to shift from paying for volume to paying for outcomes, but this is a difficult change to make. A new incentive system in France for funding remote monitoring of chronic diseases, points the way

A study benchmarking outcomes for 32,000 women following hysterectomy has led to the development of a scorecard that can be used to track outcomes in all surgical specialties

Some stroke survivors say they are disregarding general practitioners' (GP) advice on secondary prevention medications, such as statins, with some patients stopping their medication completely, according to a study of an online stroke forum

The first assessment in the EU of interventions to help people quit smoking and the comparative cost effectiveness of different approaches shows that all current interventions are more cost-effective than trying to stop without assistance

Every £1 spent on public health returns an extra £14 on the original investment, on average, and in some cases, significantly more than that, according to a review of the evidence, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Remote monitoring technology is the key to easing the NHS bed blocking crisis, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

A definition of patient centricity, drawn up in collaboration with patients and carers, has been published for use by the pharmaceutical industry.

Research carried out by the UK medical research charity Wellcome Trust last year found only a third of people felt they had a good understanding of how the National Health Service (NHS) uses patient information

Scientists and their supporters took to the streets in 500 marches around the world on Saturday to celebrate science and stress the importance of evidence-based policy. Here are some of the scenes in Brussels, Boston and London

Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.

Efforts to boost e-government and smart city solutions in Romania need more strategic thinking, Stelian Brad, president of Cluj IT Cluster tells Science|Business.

The launch from Cape Canaveral was successful and Aalto-2 is on its way towards the International Space Station.

Cutting-edge electronics research in the UK has received a huge boost, thanks to grants for the University of Warwick – totalling almost £1.75 million – from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

The 2017 slate of candidates for RDA Council was approved by the RDA membership.

On Saturday, thousands of scientists are expected to take to the streets all around the world. Here, some of them explain why they are campaigning