International health news

A great step has been taken towards identifying all the genes that affect the risk of depression. However, while improving the ability to study the disease, the findings are unable to identify how much at risk an individual is of suffering from it.

In another gene study, researchers have discovered a family link affecting cancer.

A new asthma pill has tested extremely positively in treating the condition, with one severe sufferer claiming that they felt “like a completely different person. I had more get up and go, I was less wheezy and for the first time in years, I felt really, really well”.

An online tool named Understanding Health Research has been launched with the goal of providing access to clear and understandable health research. Through evaluating the a research paper and providing clear explanations, it hopes to create a more informed and healthy population.  

Insurance news

Health and travel insurers are facing long-term uncertainty in the fallout of Brexit, despite it being “business as usual” until the UK’s exit from the EU is negotiated.

Despite making some forays into the digital world, health insurers are still lagging when it comes to providing a holistic app experience for users, with the ability to make mobile claims still glaringly absent.