Dr Matt Morgan explores how animals can teach us powerful lessons about health, survival and innovation. From giraffes that manage extreme blood pressure, to ants fighting infection with natural antimicrobial strategies, nature offers insights that can improve both human and animal health.

Challenges like pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and climate change demand collaboration across disciplines.

In this blog from our One Medicine Thought Leadership series, Benjamin Capps dives into the powerful role of bioethics and academic leadership in tackling today’s complex health challenges and shaping a more connected future in medicine.

How do we lead responsibly across human and animal health? And why does ethical thinking matter more than ever?

In this blog from our One Medicine Thought Leadership series, Dr Bushra Schuitemaker explores the fascinating world of microbiomes and the powerful connections they reveal across species.

How do the microbes we share with animals influence our health? And what can these invisible ecosystems teach us about prevention, treatment, and a more connected future in medicine?

What if the future of healthcare depends on breaking down the divide between human and veterinary medicine? Dr Mary Fraser explores the case for One Medicine – recognising that people and animals share many of the same diseases, treatments and biological challenges.

From shared chronic diseases such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease and cancer, to advances in diagnostics and therapeutics, Mary highlights the enormous potential for collaboration. 

Cats are among the UK’s most popular pets, yet they remain significantly under-represented in companion animal health research. 

Dr Louise Van Der Weyden from Wellcome Sanger Institute explores the factors behind this disparity, and how improving our understanding of diseases in cats has the potential to benefit both animal and human health.