A note to subscribers

See you in ten days

Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to this healthtech newsletter over the last two months, particularly those who have commented on posts. It has been great to see the expertise of many readers and I’ve learned from your comments.

There will now be a short break in publishing while I am away conducting an experiment. I am going to spend a week in the Italian Dolomites finding out whether it is possible to ski with Parkinson’s Disease. I have been a distinctly moderate skier for more than 30 years but last went in 2018, the year before my Parkinson’s diagnosis.

Seeing as my right leg is now weaker than my left, I now fear that I will find turning rather harder than before, so I may have to head straight down the mountain. I will report back in the week of March 14th.

Skiing before Parkinson’s….

Upcoming stories will also include news about some great technology which should make life easier for young people with Type 1 Diabetes. And do let me know if you have a healthtech story.

In the meantime, listen out for a special edition of the Crossing Channels podcast I present on behalf of Cambridge’s Bennett Institute and the Institute of Advanced Study in Toulouse. We’ve just recorded an episode about the invasion of Ukraine with a guest from the Kyiv School of Economics joining academics from Cambridge and Toulouse. As well as describing her work analysing the impact of the war Nataliia Shapoval gave us a sense of the unity and defiance of the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression. The podcast should be available early next week.