The risks and prevention of choking in children
Ian Evans of the Child Accident Prevention Trust highlights common choking hazards for infants and young children.
Choking is one of the leading causes of...
How homelessness poses a barrier to infection prevention
Drs Martha Montgomery and Monique Carry of the CDC discuss hand hygiene accessibility for people experiencing homelessness.
Particularly in the early stages of the COVID-19...
Towards a UK cannabis industry
Health Europa Quarterly (HEQ) speaks with Mike Barnes of Maple Tree Consultants and Ricardo Geada of Mackrell Solicitors about the need for a legal...
HIV transmission in England could be eliminated by 2030
The number of new HIV infections has fallen significantly in England and the country is on track to achieve elimination of transmission by 2030,...
Licence applications for cannabis exports opened by Isle of Man Government
The Isle of Man Government has now opened licence applications for the production, distribution, and export of medical cannabis from the Island, expecting the...
European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain: Collecting Good Practices
Active Citizenship Network (ACN) is holding the ‘Patients’ right to avoid pain: reducing the burden of COVID-19, promoting best practices across EU’ event this...
Hope of alternative treatment for osimertinib-relapsed lung cancer patients
A combination treatment has proved effective in treating patients with lung cancer whose disease progressed after treatment with osimertinib.
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson...
UK prescription cannabis recalled that ‘may be contaminated with mould’
UK prescription cannabis supplier NOIDECS has recalled two batches of product and has advised patients not to use their prescription medicine after reports of...
Is vaccine hesitancy in Africa linked to institutional mistrust?
Dr Jean-François Maystadt, Professor of Economics at Université catholique de Louvain and Lancaster University, discusses institutional mistrust and vaccine hesitancy in Africa.
In a report...
Warmer temperatures lower COVID-19 transmission
Warmer conditions lower the spread of COVID-19 but are not enough alone to prevent transmission, scientists have demonstrated.
Researchers at Imperial College London conducted a...
Fluence expands in Israeli cannabis industry with LED lighting solutions
Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, has announced its implementations with...
Low-cost sensor insoles can detect risk of diabetic foot ulcers
A new low-cost method, using 3D-printed structures, has been developed by scientists to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers.
Researchers from the Centre for Biomechanics and...
Genetic link could explain why children develop dyspraxia
Scientists have identified a link between specific genes and developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia.
New research, led by Oxford Brookes University, which...
New insights highlight importance of antiviral materials in infection control
A new review has been developed to enhance understanding and inform decisions on the use of antiviral materials and coatings to support infection control.
The...
Securing COVID-19 vaccine certificates with distributed ledger
Alex Fryer at Zebra Technologies discusses global vaccine certification systems combined with the use of distributed ledger technology to improve data security and prevent...
The importance of medical innovation in the wake of COVID-19
Andrew Thelwell, Chief Commercial Officer at Sky Medical Technology, outlines why continuing to fast-track innovation after the pandemic is essential.
The COVID-19 virus has had...
Charity pledges £500,000 for research into COVID-19 and heart conditions
Three new research projects will investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the heart and circulatory system.
National charity Heart Research UK has pledged over £500,000...
Exploring the emerging UK CBD industry
In this article, Rick Brar, CEO of Brains Bioceutical, explores the emerging UK CBD industry.
The last two years have seen the UK CBD market...
New algorithm can improve diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of sleep disorders.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen's Department...
Online Exercise programme could prevent falls in elderly users
A randomised controlled trial of an internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise programme (iLiFE) to prevent falls in community dwelling older fallers.
Prevention of falls is a...