Search Tag: personalised medicine
2025 29 Jan
The convergence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing is redefining the future of healthcare. Since IBM and Cleveland Clinic unveiled the first quantum computer dedicated to medical research in 2023, the potential of these technologies has continued to grow. By combining the computational speed of quantum mechanics with the analytical...Read more
2025 29 Jan
The healthcare metaverse blends virtual reality, augmented reality, AI and blockchain to revolutionise healthcare delivery. It enhances accessibility, affordability and personalisation through virtual clinics, AI-powered diagnostics and continuous health monitoring. The metaverse also transforms medical education with VR simulations, supports...Read more
2025 09 Jan
Healthcare leaders anticipate significant transformations in patient care trends throughout 2025, with notable advancements in personalised medicine, outpatient services and mental health integration. These changes are set to reshape how patients engage with their health, empowering individuals and improving outcomes. Personalised and Preventive...Read more
2024 16 Dec
Liver diseases, characterised by their chronic progression and often asymptomatic nature, present a significant challenge to global healthcare systems. Conditions such as liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often progress silently until they reach advanced stages, making timely and accurate diagnosis critical. Artificial intelligence...Read more
2024 25 Nov
Advancements in imaging technologies are transforming the diagnosis and management of cancer. Among these, Immuno-PET/CT imaging targeting the Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop2) biomarker is emerging as a revolutionary tool. A recent study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine highlights the development of novel Trop2-targeting...Read more
2024 21 May
A cutting-edge deep learning (DL) model has shown significant promise in enhancing the prediction of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), surpassing traditional clinical and radiological indicators. This breakthrough comes from a recent study published in Academic Radiology, highlighting the potential of DL models in transforming the diagnostic...Read more
2024 21 May
A cutting-edge deep learning (DL) model has shown significant promise in enhancing the prediction of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), surpassing traditional clinical and radiological indicators. This breakthrough comes from a recent study published in Academic Radiology, highlighting the potential of DL models in transforming the diagnostic...Read more
2024 22 Mar
Sharon Einav-Bromiker from Tel Aviv, Israel, delivered a thought-provoking session @ISICEM, exploring the conflict between evidence-based medicine and personalised medicine. She acknowledged the complexity of the topic and aimed to challenge conventional perspectives. While evidence-based medicine provides a sense of certainty, it may not be as...Read more
2023 22 May
Molecular radionuclide imaging and therapies have a central role in the management of some oncological diseases, in particular they find a central application in neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Peptide receptor imaging is a fundamental part of the tumour staging, preoperative imaging, therapy selection and restaging. Using the same drug, labelled...Read more
2019 13 Nov
As we approach the New Year, it is time for forecasts and predictions. This is not easy, as the healthcare landscape today is changing faster than ever, driven by technological advancements and accompanying social, financial and regulatory shifts. The Editors-in-Chief for HealthManagement.org shared their views on what to look out for in 2020 to...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Cancer affects everybody's life at some point. ‘The Death of Cancer,' written by one of oncology's leading figures, Dr Vincent T. DeVita, documents his own journey for the cure. Dr Peter Kapitein gives his personal review on the book. In 2005 I was diagnosed with lymph gland cancer and became interested in the medical industrial...Read more
2019 30 May
As Personalised Medicine endeavours to discover more specific aetiologies and treatments of disease based on genetics and basic science research, it is crucial to maintain a focus on the patient-doctor relationship in order to more fully optimise patient care. In a world where the cutting edge is a crowded place, and people’s lives are at...Read more
2019 22 May
On paper, it looks straightforward; the basis of personalised care and targeted therapy lies in the realisation that every patient has a different level of susceptibility to disease, responds differently to the same treatment, and needs different doses for the same effect. Over the last ten years, healthcare has made huge progress in linking genetics...Read more
2019 22 May
What role is telehealth playing in improving the genomics playing field? How one company is breaking down barriers to implementation of genomics to make Personalised Medicine a growing daily reality in healthcare provision. What is Genome Medical’s mid to long-term objective in the field of genomics and Personalised Medicine...Read more
2019 22 May
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is rapidly becoming more and more standardised in terms of sequencing techniques. With Precision Medicine coming into the clinical forefront, it is important to know the steps and possibilities associated with Next-Generation Sequencing techniques. Introduction Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is...Read more
2019 22 May
An in-depth interview with UEMS Secretary General Prof. Vassilios Papalois Prof. Papalois talks to Healthmanagement.org about BREXIT and the potential repercussions the break from the EU may bring to patients and medical professionals. Secretary General of The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Prof. Vassilios Papalois, talks...Read more
2019 22 May
The need for more attention to how sex and gender influences healthcare Healthcare has not been immune to the gender gap, but the implications go deeper than one would expect. Biological differences between males and females have a profound impact on how we approach their healthcare needs in terms of pathophysiology and treatment for...Read more
2019 22 May
How and where can precision medicine and public health join forces to improve patient care and outcomes and, ultimately, lead to more efficient healthcare. HealthManagement.org spoke to four precision medicine experts for their views. You might also like: Precision Medicine: the future of health Tienush Rassaf Department Head...Read more
2019 22 May
How can healthcare accelerate the implementation of the science? Where is Personalised Medicine (PM) already improving the lives of patients and what is needed to make it the standard of care across multiple conditions? What’s your brief at the PMC? I have a science and genetics background and bring scientific...Read more
2019 22 May
The promise of personalised medicine Based on extensive market research, the precision medicine sector is fast becoming a multibillion market. It consists of innumerable companies involved in the research and development, manufacturing and commercialisation of several novel drugs and diagnostic kits to boost the precision medicine workflow...Read more
2019 22 May
An overview of the application of personalised medicine in cardiology and the potential benefits it offers for improved cardiovascular care. The term “personalised medicine” was first introduced in the late 1990s. The Council of Advisors on Science and Technology of USA defined personalised medicine as “the tailoring of medical treatment...Read more
2019 22 May
Implementing emerging technologies in healthcare: incentives, challenges and successes How a healthcare hub can bring industry and healthcare together to foster tech exploration and development for better care. Technology opens up new opportunities, and we expect implementation. Use of the new possibilities is now taken for...Read more
2019 06 Mar
EuroSafe Imaging celebrated 5 years of success in it’s mission to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe following a holistic, inclusive approach with a dedicated series of sessions, activities and events during this year’s European Congress of Radiology . The flagship initiative created by the European Society of...Read more
2018 19 Oct
HEALTHIO will bring together healthcare users, professionals, entrepreneurs and innovators with the aim of creating a new ecosystem which all the stakeholders can assist in designing. Thus, from 16 to 18 October, Pavilion 8 of the Montjuïc venue will bring together more than 300 speakers and the technological breakthroughs achieved in recent...Read more