Patients Views & Analysis

Views & Analysis

Bringing men out of isolation after a cancer diagnosis

Studies show that men often isolate themselves when diagnosed with cancer – which can have severe impacts on mental health and outcomes.

Views & Analysis

COVID-19 is accelerating non-adherence and magnifying health inequalities

COVID-19 accelerates non-adherence and magnifies health ineq...

Non-adherence to medication has long been a thorn in the side of effective healthcare management – and the COVID-19 emergency is only serving to compound the problem.

Views & Analysis

Patient insights: Neuromyelitis optica

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) can be a devastating rare disease, but a lack of awareness among doctors means patients are often misdiagnosed for years, while research into cures is sparse.

Views & Analysis

COVID-19 and vulnerable children: Urging caution while enjoy...

How do you keep a child with a suppressed immune system safe during COVID-19 lockdown? And how do you explain the dangers while protecting their – and your own – mental health?

Views & Analysis

Coping with a life-changing diagnosis during COVID-19

As the UK went into COVID-induced lockdown, Matthew and Hayley Smith were receiving the news they had dreaded for four years – that Matthew’s brain tumour had come back.

Patients