Understanding air filtration and UV disinfection in a medical environment
Sanuvox Technologies founder Normand Brais explains why UV purification is the most effective air disinfection method for medical, commercial and residential environments.
Evidence has accumulated...
World Health Day 2021 spotlights equality and sustainability
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued five calls for ‘urgent action’ to combat global inequities to mark World Health Day 2021.
The overarching theme...
Scientists develop temperature sensor to safeguard vaccine storage
A team of scientists has developed a temperature sensor that can alert healthcare workers when a vial of vaccine reaches an unsafe temperature.
COVID-19 vaccines...
Free regular COVID-19 tests for England residents
The UK government has announced that everyone in England will be able to access free rapid COVID-19 tests twice a week from this Friday,...
Speed, ease, and expertise: the only antibacterial wipes you need
Uniwipe offers the next generation of antibacterial wipes with the highest standards of protection from infection.
Uniwipe was founded two decades ago to produce the...
Pregnancy outcomes worsened during COVID-19 pandemic
A new review has revealed that pregnancy outcomes for women and babies worldwide worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pooled data from the review of 40...
MoU facilitates health innovation and medical societies collaboration
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is aiming to facilitate the closer collaboration of the health innovation community and medical societies in Europe.
EIT Health...
Addressing and preventing choking emergencies
Ashley Martin, Public Health Officer at the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, tells HEQ about the risk and prevention of choking.
The...
Hygiene, sanitisation, and social responsibility
Zidac Laboratories delivers advanced, high-quality antibacterial and sanitising products to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
UK-based manufacturer Zidac Laboratories, which delivers advanced, high-quality personal...
Ultracold storage to accelerate medical innovation
Investment in ultra-low temperature freezers for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration is readying the world for a new wave of medicine.
As recently observed in...
Vaccination issues that are impacting healthcare professionals
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Director of Finance Nenad Miljković discusses vaccination issues facing healthcare professionals.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of vaccination has...
Online resource helps deliver COVID-19 vaccines to housebound patients
Researchers have developed an online resource – the VaxiMap – to help GP surgeries across the UK optimise the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to...
Evaluation shows no cases of clotting from COVID-19 vaccines in Wales
New research has shown that there have been no cases of COVID vaccine-related blood clots in Wales.
The rapid evaluation of the Welsh healthcare data,...
Lack of digital social care means people and practitioners are missing out
Not enough local authorities or care providers are using available technology within social care to keep people safe, happy, and healthy at home, according...
Changing European hemp policy
Lorenza Romanese, Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association, speaks with HEQ about the benefits of hemp and its derivatives and the need...
Exploring the vulnerability of coronavirus to sunlight
A team of researchers has examined the vulnerability of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, to sunlight.
Researchers from UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State University,...
Disability charities to benefit from £2.4m funding
The money will fund services to provide practical support for disabled children, set up and expand helplines, and provide mental health and wellbeing support.
The...
Impacts of recreational and medical cannabis legalisation in Canada
Dr Philippa Hawley tells Health Europa Quarterly about the effects of recreational legalisation on medical cannabis users
Following the broadly successful legalisation of cannabis for...
Novel treatment could offer fertility hope for early menopause
A new pilot study has shown that a novel treatment approach holds promise for restoring ovarian function in early menopausal women.
In the small-scale study,...
Detecting bone-healing stem cells with nanotechnology
A team of scientists has used nanotechnology to detect bone-healing stem cells which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and...