Dr Catia Nicodemo

Digital health is expanding far faster than healthcare spending, attracting record investment and transforming care delivery. While these technologies can improve access and efficiency, they also raise costs, create integration challenges, and risk widening health inequalities if the benefits fail to reach the patients who need them most.

Britain is a country full of standing water. A record heatwave is the spark. Together they could light a season of disease the islands have never had to fear before.

The UK university system faces growing financial pressure from frozen tuition fees, rising costs, and dependence on international students. Funding reforms, visa policies, and staffing cuts are reshaping higher education, raising concerns about access, regional inequality, and the long-term sustainability of a sector central to the UK’s economy and global influence.