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Persistent (or chronic) pain has been defined as pain lasting longer than 3 months. It has also been described as pain that lasts longer than expected after healing time. It is thought to affect 20% (or 1 in 5) people in Scotland. For those living with it, persistent pain can…
In this HERU Blog post we introduce the first of our 'HERU Explains...' video series. We'll use the 'HERU Explains...' series to briefly introduce some of the economic tools and concepts we use in health economics.
In this video, we explain how we use Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) to measure…
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) Healthy Eating Week is a dedicated week in the year to encourage healthy eating and drinking, physical activity, and to celebrate healthy living. In 2019, BNF Health Eating Week runs from 10-14 June.
To mark the week we've produced a short video on HERU research…
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling of the lower part of the major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body. AAA is a health risk in older people. It is treated with a type of keyhole surgery - endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). The surgery places a stent-graft…
Around 6,000 children are born in the UK each year with a Syndrome Without a Name (SWAN). A SWAN is a genetic condition so rare that it is very difficult to diagnose. SWANs are often severe and life threatening. They have a huge impact upon quality of life and wellbeing…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. There is no overall best treatment: each treatment has its own advantages and disadvantages. Treatments also affect each man differently, so the best treatment will depend on each person’s preferences.
A man diagnosed with prostate cancer will have a specialist nurse…
In May 2018, the Scottish Government set a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol. In a forthcoming paper in the Nordic Journal of Health Economics, we use data on household’s weekly off-sales alcohol purchases to assess who the Minimum Unit Pricing policy is likely to affect most. The…
Welcome to the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) blog. The blog is aimed at anyone interested in the research and activity of HERU. The majority of the posts will present concise summaries of our research, with a focus on the policy implications of the findings.
We’ll also post occasionally on…
