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A 2016 policy paper that showcases the importance of measuring outcomes for greater transparency in and oversight of the performance of European healthcare systems.

European Commission wants new public-private fund of funds to bolster VC markets and funnel money to start-ups

One of the problems of analysing patient outcomes is discriminating clearly between different diseases and variants.That’s the case for type 1 and 2 diabetes – different syndromes, but not always analysed separately in the health data.

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?

Kay Swinburne, a British member of the European Parliament envisions an intergovernmental future for the London-based European Medicines Agency. “Can’t the EMA become a much broader agency that serves not just the EU but the whole of Europe?” Swinburne asked at a Science|Business meeting last month.

The head of the health division at the OECD, Francesca Colombo, says members are making poor use of health data. She is calling for a broader collection of personal health information, to reflect the outcomes that matter to patients

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.

The head of the health division at the OECD, Francesca Colombo, says members are making poor use of health data. She is calling for a broader collection of personal health information, to reflect the outcomes that matter to patients

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

Diagnostics company MDxHealth has developed a test to target therapies more accurately, reducing the need for invasive biopsies and improving outcomes

Harvard economist Michael Porter argues that, to improve performance, healthcare systems need to measure not what goes in, but what comes out.

‘Use-it-wisely’ researches new ways to extend lifespan of products

Earlier this autumn, the Karolinska Institutet board (konsistoriet) asked Acting Vice-Chancellor Karin Dahlman-Wright to draft an action plan in response to the recommendations made by Heckscher’s independent inquiry into KI’s handling of the Macchiarini affair.

The proposed thermal-energy storage (TES) system provides active control of the heat-transfer fluid outflow temperature. Therefore, the TES system can be discharged at constant power and temperature even in the presence of fluctuations in the thermal input during charging.

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

Four months after the Brexit vote, the landscape is as uncertain for UK companies as on 24 June. The needs of life sciences must be understood and the sector given a bigger say in exit negotiations, says former health minister, Stephen Dorrell

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