Intellectual property and vaccine equality in a pandemic
Akshaya Kumar, Director of Crisis Advocacy at Human Rights Watch, speaks to us about intellectual property and vaccine inequity.
In October 2020, representatives of India...
LifeVac Europe and the fight against choking deaths
LifeVac is on a mission to save lives by improving basic lifesaving choking protocols.
LifeVac has now helped save over 152 lives in a choking...
Kidney disease rates high in diabetic adults, study finds
Diabetes is linked to high rates of kidney disease in adults, the results of a recent study have demonstrated.
Academics from the National University of...
AstraZeneca treatment unsuccessful at preventing symptomatic COVID-19
AstraZeneca’s antibody treatment – AZD7442 – has been unsuccessful in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in patients recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The results of AstraZeneca’s...
Whither the winds of the European cannabis industry post-pandemic?
The European Cannabis Association is setting its sights on harmonising the cannabis regulatory environment across the continent.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a generation- if not...
The rise of innovation and technology in Danish healthcare
Healthcare Denmark CEO Jakob Skaaren Nielsen discusses innovation and technological developments within the Danish health and care sectors.
Healthcare Denmark, a public-private non-profit partnership based...
Smartwatches could improve surgery recovery speeds
Smartwatches could help to prepare patients for major surgery and improve their recovery journey, new research has found.
In a study sponsored by The University...
Cannabis research in Meir Hospital: Realistic innovation
Researchers at Meir Hospital are investigating the therapeutic potential of cannabis for a number of indications.
In the last few decades, the world has witnessed...
Exploring osteoporosis and bone health
Royal Osteoporosis Society Director of Clinical Services Lauren Wiggins tells HEQ about osteoporosis risk, research, and care.
Osteoporosis, which causes the bones to become progressively...
Can we make sure that COVID-19 is the last pandemic?
The Honourable Mark Dybul MD speaks to us about the findings of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
The Independent Panel for Pandemic...
Improving communication and collaboration around vaccines
Alison Maassen and Alba Godfrey of EuroHealthNet explain the importance of the IMMUNION project in improving public knowledge and confidence around vaccines.
Vaccines are a...
Exploring innovation in the cannabis sector
Volteface Head of Strategy Katya Kowalski tells HEQ about innovation and advocacy around cannabis.
UK-based advocacy organisation Volteface aims to promote evidence-based drug policy and...
MRI incubator could improve care for babies with heart disease
New technology for imaging babies born with congenital heart disease (CHD) is currently being trialled by researchers in Leeds.
The Baby MRI incubator at Leeds...
Redefining critical care ventilation for the next surge event
CorVent Medical is delivering a simple solution for resource-limited institutions to increase the ventilatory capacity to save lives.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a rough wakeup...
New app offers round-the-clock support for cancer patients
Incorporating expert cancer information from Macmillan Cancer Support, a new app has been launched to support cancer patients.
The Unify Health resource, developed by Accord...
Testing for COVID-19 with saliva
Detecting COVID-19 could be improved with the addition of a simple processing step for saliva samples, which would eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing...
Ensuring automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring
Dr Allison Bartlett, of the University of Chicago, discusses the importance of hand hygiene compliance in clinical settings.
In an April 2021 article for the...
How has COVID-19 impacted child mental health?
Childline Service Head Alex Gray discusses the mental health struggles among children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to NHS estimates, around one...
Bone health, osteoporosis, and innovation
National Osteoporosis Foundation Chief Medical Officer Dr Andrea Singer tells HEQ about the burden and treatment of osteoporosis.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), established in...
AI-based tool could improve pancreatic cancer research and treatment
A new artificial-intelligence-based tool has been developed to predict genomic subtypes of pancreatic cancer.
The innovation is a collaboration between AP-HP Greater Paris University Hospitals...