News in Numbers

$1trn

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), depression and anxiety contribute towards $1trn in lost productivity to the global economy annually.

$3.1bn

the overall diagnostics market in oncology will be worth more than $3.1bn by 2030, up from $1.9bn in 2022, according to a new report by GlobalData

10 years

A research team comprising experts from Johns Hopkins University and others demonstrated that the early signs of ALS can be detected with a blood test up to a decade before traditional clinical symptoms emerge.

90%

A readout for Guardant Health’s latest algorithm for its Shield blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening revealed specificity of 90% and a sensitivity of 84%.

10m

A new paper by medTech Europe projects that there will be a shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030 worldwide.