Institute for Medical Research

Combining Implementation and Data Sciences to Accelerate Evidence Integration into Healthcare – ImpleMATE

Background The translation of research evidence into routine healthcare practice is often slow and inconsistent, even timely implementation can significantly improve patient outcomes. While implementation science offers strategies to close this gap, current approaches are frequen...

Navigating medical authority and fatwa in genetic decision-making: an empirical bioethics study in Malaysia

Advances in genetic science expand diagnostic possibilities while raising complex ethical questions regarding scientific authority and moral legitimacy. In Muslim societies, genetic decision-making may require individuals and stakeholders to navigate medical advice and religious...

Dismantling structural inequities in global prevention of childhood and adolescent non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for a growing proportion of morbidity and disability among children and adolescents worldwide. Contemporary NCD preventive strategies are predominantly adult-centric, resulting in delayed prevention and widening inequities, particularly in...