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In this issue

There is growing pressure across the world for more efficiency and innovation

Jul 31, 2012

Radical answers for tough times

Andrew Jack explains why there is growing pressure across the world for more efficiency and innovation

Jul 31, 2012

Wellness: The trouble with bad behaviour

Sarah Murray looks at obstacles to long-term change

doctor taking pulse ©Alamy Jul 31, 2012

Innovation: More bang for your buck is the priority

Sarah Neville reports on the struggle around the world to do more with less

Jul 31, 2012

Brazil: Mixed message of public-private partnerships

Critics argue that providers lack experience, says Henry Mance

Jul 31, 2012

India: Solution may lie in country’s make-do attitude

Neil Munshi considers the success of a decentralised system

Jul 31, 2012

Public insurance: Prospect raised of a safety net for billions of people

Martha Shanahan reports on global experiments to replace out-of-pocket spending

Jeopardy! champions Ken Jennings, left, and Brad Rutter flank a prop representing Watson, the computer now being used to combat cancer ©AP Jul 31, 2012

Advances in IT: Elementary, my dear Watson

The answer to more efficiency may lie in the next generation of technology, explains April Dembosky

Jul 31, 2012

US reforms: Court ruling is no cure for uncertainty

New questions have been raised by the decision to uphold the administration’s sweeping legislation, says Alan Rappeport

Olympic advertising Coca Cola ©Bloomberg Jul 31, 2012

Non-communicable diseases: Lifestyle conditions increase the pain

Andrew Jack finds poor diet and habits are adding to the challenges of treating chronic complaints

a boy is vaccinated against flu ©Getty Jul 31, 2012

Infectious diseases: Innovation can still be a matter of life or death

Pandemics prompt fresh activity but many challenges remain, writes Andrew Jack