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To put it plainly, have we lost our connection with food? Understanding where food comes from, how it’s produced and where it has been between farm and plate is becoming a rare quality. Almost a novelty…
There are very many things in the world that truly fascinate me. Concepts, products or behaviours which are often widely accepted, but are actually very bizarre - if we take a moment to reflect on them…
Well TEDMED has come to a close for this year, but not before another full and challenging day. Soon, a smorgasbord of talks and highlights will be up online for all to feast on. Before that happens, though…
There is a lot of discussion about data here at TEDMED 2013, and this is no great surprise. Big data, small data, open data, crowdsourced data - this is the information backbone of science and the key…
Well TEDMED is off and running and what a sensational start! More than a thousand innovators and thinkers from the health space worldwide have descended on the JFK Centre in Washington DC to make incredible…
All this week, the eyes and ears of the health innovation space will be firmly fixed on Washington DC, for the annual TEDMED conference. TEDMED sees the convening of technologists, business leaders, doctors…
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the Global Health Beyond 2015 Conference, in Stockholm… A vibrant and very Scandinavian event, I wanted to share some reflections and “sound bites” - as [Prof…
In the 18 months since the 2011 UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), increasing discussion has surrounded this vast and growing burden. Diabetes, heart diseases, cancers and lung…
Last Friday was International Women’s Day, an annual event in the calendar aiming to highlight the important role of women and girls in our society - and all societies. This day celebrates women, acknowledges…
The traditional adage in the world of medical education, is to “see one, do one, teach one”… Medicine, at its fundamental core, is a profession best learnt through experience.. Best mastered through engaging…