Richard M. Sullivan

Nov 11, 2024 | theconversation.com | Richard M. Sullivan

Global health is likely to be radically altered with Donald Trump in the White House. For starters, the president-elect has made no secret of his dislike for the World Health Organization (WHO), so a complete withdrawal from the WHO is now a real prospect. Even if this can be avoided through negotiation, serious and deep changes will be demanded. In one sense, this is long overdue.

Aug 20, 2024 | thelancet.com | Mark Lawler |Ajay Aggarwal |Julie Gralow |Richard M. Sullivan

As Lord Ara Darzi undertakes his independent review of the UK National Health Service (NHS), cancer must be firmly embedded at the top of his agenda. The future cancer inquiry , conducted by the Health and Social Care Select Committee at Westminster (London, UK), did not have time to produce its final report before the prorogation of parliament on May 25, 2024, for the UK's general election on July 4, 2024.

Jul 8, 2024 | kcl.ac.uk | Richard M. Sullivan

Cancer doctors and experts from King’s and across the UK, have argued there are ten time-critical issues impacting the delivery of cancer care services by the NHS. The Policy Review, published today in The Lancet Oncology, say these issues must be urgently addressed by a comprehensive national cancer control plan. The authors say the NHS is at a tipping point in cancer care, and the UK is behind other countries.

May 30, 2024 | thelancet.com | Ajay Aggarwal |Richard M. Sullivan

On Jan 24, 2023, England became the only high-income country in which a national cancer control plan (NCCP)—in place since September, 2000—was not a central pillar of national health policy. This policy is at odds with all other devolved nations of the UK.Instead, the then Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Steven Barclay, announced that cancer would be subsumed into a Major Conditions Strategy (MCS).

May 28, 2024 | flipboard.com | Richard M. Sullivan

NowRich Wang is opening a new restaurant in Andersonville. Minyoli specializes in cuisine from Taiwan. Every detail is carefully planned, including inviting Megan Nakano in for advice. Nakano founded the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, to connect people and small businesses to impactful work.