COVAX to deliver two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of 2021
COVAX has announced the aligning of an advanced purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, meaning it is now...
Health and wellbeing fund to give babies best start in life
A new Health and Wellbeing Fund will go towards supporting projects in the UK that aim to reduce health inequalities for new mothers and...
Digital health innovation in multiple sclerosis care
icometrix is committed to democratising the personalised management of multiple sclerosis through digital health innovation
New Oxford University institute to fight antimicrobial resistance
A £100m donation from Ineos will create a new state of the art institute for antimicrobial research.
The world leading Ineos Oxford Institute (IOI) will...
Senior patients prefer digital health tools to in-person consultations
A new report has shown that half of older patients in the UK had a better experience with digital health tools compared to in-person...
The role of technology in improving patient care
Radar Healthcare explains the role of technology in improving patient care and risk management, and how automation can be used to free up time for staff to focus on other tasks
Preventing COVID-19 transmission using ambient air disinfection
Envirolyte ECA UK Ltd explains how the transmission rate of COVID-19 can be prevented using hypochlorous acid for ambient air disinfection
Variability in T cells response to COVID-19 could offer clues to immunity
New research has uncovered clues to COVID-19 immunity by looking at how T cells respond to the virus.
A team of researchers from La Jolla...
Global demand for cancer surgery to grow in the next 20 years
The global demand for cancer surgery is expected to increase from 9.1 million to 13.8 million procedures over the next 20 years, according to...
The economic benefits of UVC sanitisation chambers
Hospital Safety Solutions’s UVC sanitisation chambers could help the economy get back on track.
The impact of COVID-19 across the globe has been staggering, taking...
Combating dehydration in health and social care patients
Aquarate Hydracare Technology smart IOT devices can prevent medical emergencies related to dehydration in health and social care patients
Research suggests lateral flow tests could allow for lockdown relaxation
Lateral flow devices can detect the most infectious cases of COVID-19, meaning they could help with a safe relaxation of lockdown, say experts.
New research...
Supporting the healthcare sector on its digital transformation journey
Anne Sheehan, Business Director at Vodafone UK discusses how it is helping the healthcare sector in its digital transformation.
COVID-19 has presented many challenges for...
Third of pregnant women not vaccinated against whooping cough
New research has shown that despite whooping cough being highly contagious and serious for new-born babies, up to one third of women in the...
New mechanisms discovered in identification of cancer growth
A team of researchers have discovered new mechanisms which help to understand the growth and treatment of colorectal cancer.
As part of a Cancer Research...
Raising the standard: the next step in infection prevention and control
Zoono antimicrobial technology is bridging the gap between routine cleaning cycles by modifying skin and surfaces against bacteria and viruses.
It is well documented that...
Cannabis investment, regulation, and opportunity in Latin America
How a Canadian company is meeting the demand for pharmaceutical cannabis products in Latin America.
The primary goal of Canadian supplier VerdeMed is to deliver...
UK rolls out asymptomatic testing to stop spread of COVID-19
The UK will begin to roll out rapid and regular testing across the country for people without any symptoms of COVID-19 this week.
The UK’s...
Reducing air pollution could prevent more than 50,000 deaths a year
A new study has shown that reducing air pollution to levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) would prevent more than 50,000 deaths...
UK vaccinates four million people against COVID-19
More than four million people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, with more than half of those over 80 receiving a...