Delighted that this piece, co-authored with my fantastic Circle U colleagues, is now published in The Lancet Public Health : "The responsibility of health: shifting the focus from individuals to systems" thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

A generative AI model has been let loose on an entire nation’s health records for the first time go.nature.com/42Yo3EZ

Fantastic collaboration between Imperial College London and CHOC to train an #AI Clinician to help paediatric doctors make complex decisions & provide faster & more accurate treatment recommendations for critically ill children ⬇️ imperial.ac.uk/news/263694/ai…

An innovative genome-editing tool promises to do what original CRISPR systems have struggled to achieve: insert entire genes, precisely and efficiently, into human DNA go.nature.com/430GeeB

Top 5 advances in medicine this week (🧵) 1. A drug that beats chemotherapy in a subset of lung cancers Small cell lung cancer is usually treated with chemotherapy, but resistance is common, and side-effects can be severe Tarlatamab is a bispecific antibody: it recruits T

An insightful lecture and discussion from Sir James Mackey, CEO of NHS England, on the future of the NHS. He emphasised the importance of innovation and reform in addressing current and upcoming healthcare challenges. #NHS #healthcareleadership The Royal Society of Medicine

A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly. go.nature.com/405JUcW

A new report published on #WorldSickleCellDay reveals the inequalities faced by people with Sickle Cell in care, funding & research compared to people with cystic fibrosis or haemophilia. NHS Race & Health Observatory Imperial School of Public Health imperial.ac.uk/news/265319/pe…

Scientists just used STEM CELLS to restore function in Parkinson's disease - and it worked. The cells survived, produced dopamine, and improved motor symptoms, reports nature. Here's how they did it 🧵👇

AI in medicine: what happened this week? 🧵 1. A watch for essential tremor Cleared by the FDA this week, it’s called Felix (made by Fasikl) Pulses go from the nerves in the wrist up to the therapeutic target – in the brain – where essential tremor originates If it doesn't

What are the greatest opportunities for innovation to improve access to and quality of #palliative care services to children? Led by Kate Grailey, we invited 51 global leaders to reflect on what innovation means in this context. bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Identifying common disease trajectories of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with electronic health records. Multi-step progressions may uncover hidden AD contributors, enabling risk stratification, early detection, and targeted interventions. thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…

‘The choice for the NHS is stark: reform or die.’ This quote from the 10 Year Health Plan reveals what the government believes is at stake. But does the plan offer hope to staff, patients and the public that things will get better? See our analysis: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Top 5 advances in medicine this week (🧵) 1. A tissue-integrated bionic knee It's connected to underlying bone, nerves, and muscle It has a more natural gait, beats current prosthetics in tasks like climbing stairs – and feels more like your own leg science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Roche presents new insights in Alzheimer’s disease research across its diagnostics and pharmaceutical portfolios at AAIC. roche.com/media/releases…

The crisis in Sudan is a health catastrophe that the world cannot afford to ignore. Yet, the global response has been gravely inadequate. Our latest Editorial calls for sustained global commitment & attention to safeguard health in Sudan. Read now: hubs.li/Q03zWJNb0

Two vaccine candidates using mRNA technology elicit a potent immune response against HIV go.nature.com/45dWl8h

Replenishing the brain’s natural stores of lithium can protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease go.nature.com/4mt8jSz

Researchers have developed an #AI tool that spots early signs of a potentially fatal heart condition from an ECG. 🫀 The tool predicted future cases of complete heart block with 89% accuracy vs 59% with current methods. Imperial College London Imperial NHS 💙 imperial.ac.uk/news/267593/ai…

In a medical first, researchers report that they have implanted CRISPR-edited pancreas cells into a person with type 1 diabetes go.nature.com/3UYR0gD