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Blue Latitude Health’s consultancy is based on a rich vein of expert knowledge. Here you’ll find thought-provoking commentary, articles, and downloadable resources created by our consultants.
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Empowered patients: shaking the foundations of healthcare
|16th August 2019
Precision medicine represents a new paradigm in healthcare.This new approach to treating and preventing disease views the patient holistically, analysing their genes, environment and lifestyle, and using this information to make a more accurate treatment decision. Here we discuss the barriers, opportunities and potential outcomes of the precision medicine era in healthcare.
A uniquely English genomic medicine service
|26th July 2019
The UK National Health Service is developing one standardised approach to embedding precision medicine across the whole of England. Blue Latitude Health speaks to Dr Tom Fowler, Deputy Chief Scientist and Director of Public Health at Genomics England, to find out how the NHS is achieving this goal.
Diagnosing the lag in neuropsychiatric treatments
|16th July 2019
The number of mental health research programmes in larger drug firms has shrunk by 70% in the past decade. Blue Latitude Health Senior Associate Consultant Sana Rahim explores this drop in investment and explains why developing a market-orientated model is vital for making progress.
Precision paediatrics: Treating patients with CAR-T
|9th July 2019
Dr Stuart Adams specialises in using T-cell therapy to treat paediatric patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Here, he explains what it was like to develop and deliver a groundbreaking CAR-T therapy for the first patient in Europe, and how the centre of excellence has adapted to make precision medicine a reality
What does it mean to be an agile organisation
|27th June 2019
We spoke with Philip Atkinson to learn how healthcare and pharmaceutical companies can rapidly respond to changes in the market.
Battling breast cancer with precision medicine (Part 2)
|20th June 2019
Dr Mark Moasser treated breast cancer survivor Laura Holmes-Haddad (interviewed in part one) with an innovative precision medicine, which at the time was yet to be approved. Here he gives his side of the story and explains how industry can help oncologists treat more patients with targeted therapies.
Battling breast cancer with precision medicine (Part 1)
|13th June 2019
Laura Holmes Haddad is a breast cancer survivor. She made the incredibly brave decision to participate in a PARP inhibitor precision medicine trial. Here, the author and precision medicine advocate tells her story and explains what industry needs to remember when treating cancer patients with precision medicine.
The role of brain health in treating MS
|7th June 2019
Blue Latitude Health speaks to Professor Gavin Giovannoni, key opinion leader and Chair of Neurology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, about his theories on brain health, the importance of a holistic approach to MS and why digital technology is the future of effective MS care.
Diagnosing MS: are we getting it right?
|30th May 2019
Multi-award-winning patient advocate, Trishna Bharadia, walks through the complications involved with an MS diagnosis, including the challenges for healthcare systems and a handful of insightful patient stories.
Precision medicine from concept to clinic
|23rd May 2019
In our latest edition of ‘Perspective’ magazine, we examine the challenges and opportunities for several stakeholders impacted by the dawn of precision medicine
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