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Reflections from the Region: Healthcare transformation in the Middle East
18 June 2025
…nature of it. This is not about incremental improvement. It’s about building something new—from the ground up—and doing so with intent. As health economists, that’s both fascinating and challenging. We’re…
Early Diagnosis of Depression
1 July 1968
Depressive illnesses are widespread and potentially fatal through suicide. The majority of depressions which come to the notice of doctors are treated solely by GP’s. Diagnosis of the severe case…
Alcohol Abuse
1 July 1970
…public health. Alcoholism has been defined in terms of alcohol’s adverse effects on the drinker, his family or society; in terms of getting drunk; in terms of the compulsive nature…
Dementia in Old Age
10 January 1979
…single problem currently facing the health services. Ten per cent of the population… Dementia — that is, irreversible and usually progressive destruction of the brain in old age, the causes…
Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm
1 January 1981
Official mortality statistics show that each year in England and Wales approximately 4,000 people take their own lives. By universal assent this figure understates the true incidence of suicide although…
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
1 March 1994
This report is concerned with people who persistently starve themselves (anorexia nervosa), as well as those who follow chaotic eating patterns (bulimia nervosa). Both conditions are associated with considerable morbidity…
Dementia: The R&D Landscape
1 November 2015
This OHE Research Paper provides an overview of the current dementia R&D landscape. The research was undertaken by OHE for Imperial College and the UK Department of Health. This OHE…
The Evolution of US Policy Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
1 March 2020
The ‘opioid epidemic’ in the US is the most recent drug-abuse challenge from the misuse of prescription medicines or the use of illicit drugs. It is a particularly difficult challenge…