Does genetic testing increase stress?
Recent criticism of genetic testing has raised questions on whether these kinds of tests are beneficial – could a positive result lead to increased stress, or a negative result to complacency? Madeleine Armstrong went out onto the streets of London to see how people feel about a gene test for cancer.
Read More

Posted Tuesday 14 October 2008
by Madeleine Armstrong,
Senior Science Reporter

Clinica's Guide to UK Medtech 2008
The Guide to UK Medtech 2008, to be distributed at the Medica 2008 event in Dusselfdorf, Germany, explores issues such as innovation, public-private partnership, the NIC-Darzi review, and also focuses on Wales and Northern Ireland.
Read More

Posted Friday 31 October 2008
by Salina Christmas,
Web Editor

New Zealand private health test charges slammed
The New Zealand government’s proposal to cut funding and roll out patient charges for laboratory tests referred by private specialists has been criticised as a mistake that will be harmful to both the health system and to patient health. In this podcast, Madeleine Armstrong talks to Girija Shettar about the implications of the proposal.
Read More

Posted Friday 31 October 2008
by Girija Shettar,
Senior Reporter, World Markets

Interim data from "real-world" registry back use of Genous
Genous, the antibody-coated stent developed by OrbusNeich, could provide a safer alternative to drug-eluting stents (DESs), trial results suggest.
Read More

Posted Monday 10 November 2008
by Elizabeth Cairns,
Editor, Science & Technology

Clinica at RSNA 2008: An interactive feature
This year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, had a different focus to last year's, which was dominated by CT's "slice war", says Madeleine Armstrong. Companies are now insisting that the slice war is over, and are focusing on other CT technologies such as spectral imaging.
Read More

Posted Tuesday 9 December 2008
by Madeleine Armstrong,
Senior Reporter, Science & Technology

Patient "elated" with retinal transplant
Madeleine Armstrong speaks to Elizabeth Bryant, one of the patients who received the treatment, following an experimental retinal transplant using cells taken from aborted foetuses.
Read More

Posted Tuesday 23 September 2008
by Madeleine Armstrong,
Senior Reporter

Figuring out the tipping point
News and gossip work a bit like a virus. They’re contagious. And they spread.
Read More

Posted Monday 29 September 2008
by Salina Christmas,
Web Editor