SleepAngel Medical: soft surfaces in the chain of cross-infection
Coronavirus cannot enter pillows and mattresses that are equipped with SleepAngel PneumaPure filters. Silver Türk (PhD, medical microbiology) explains the infection control benefits of...
Buddy Healthcare: innovating care pathways in 2020
Markus Lind, Chief Sales Officer at Buddy Healthcare, shows how surgery clinics can restart elective surgeries safely and automate care co-ordination processes.
As the global...
Digital health market worth more than $693.4bn by 2026
According to a research report by Global Market Insights Inc., the global digital health market is likely to surpass a valuation of $693.4bn (€589.92bn)...
Formation of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians UK Chapter
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) is partnering with the Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education to form the SCC UK Chapter.
SCC is a...
COVID-19 and effective cohorting: rapid point of care triage testing
FebriDx® rapid point of care triage testing can help prevent the spread of infection and reduce risk in clinical settings.
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
Farxiga meets endpoints in trial for the treatment of chronic kidney disease
Farxiga has been shown to significantly reduce the worsening of renal function or risk of death in patients with chronic kidney disease with and...
“Metabar’s products and services are game-changing”
Metabar founder and CTO & Design Jarmo Lehtonen tells HEQ about game-changing smart washing technology.
Metabar Technology Oy develops and produces intelligent cleantech solutions like...
Remote patient monitoring: medical IoT as-a-Service from Medisanté
How can providers streamline the collection of patient data remotely while protecting patients’ privacy?
Swiss innovation champion Medisanté aims to streamline the collection and collation...
Molecular cause explains a genetic form of microcephaly
Scientists have helped to explain a genetic form of microcephaly by uncovering a molecular cause for the rare disease.
Microcephaly is a condition where babies'...
Ensuring high quality PPE for proper infection control
In this article, Stephane Gobron, engineering consultant and freelance medical writer at Kolabtree, the freelance platform for scientists, explores three ways freelancers can help...
The benefits of remote consultation for mental health treatment
HEQ speaks with Kara Connect’s Thorbjorg Vigfusdóttir about the benefits of remote consultation in providing mental health treatment to young people.
Thorbjorg Vigfusdóttir, a cognitive...
Operating room air quality and risks including COVID-19
Exploring the risks of reopening operating rooms under the shadow of COVID-19 with Sue Barnes, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Prevention Consultant.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which...
First medical cannabis patient to receive funding for one year
Sapphire Medical Foundation has announced its first patient has secured medicine funding for one year.
Two years following the rescheduling of cannabis-based medicinal products in...
Organising healthcare services with blockchain
We need to explore blockchain as a new way to organise healthcare services.
The potential of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the healthcare...
EFN: COVID-19 and the protection of frontline nurses
What can the implementation of the 2010 EU Directive on Sharp Injuries teach us about preventing COVID-19 infection in nurses in clinical settings?
Florence Nightingale’s...
Breastfeeding unlikely to give COVID-19 to babies
A new, observational study has demonstrated that it is unlikely mothers will pass COVID-19 to their newborn babies through breastfeeding if they take correct...
Protecting patients and frontline workers, one patch at a time
Surface Medical highlights the risks posed by damaged hospital mattresses, and how a simple patch can create a safer hospital environment while saving healthcare...
How can EU health policy better address COVID-19?
Dr Paul De Raeve, General Secretary of the European Federation of Nurses Associations, explores how the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the need for a...
Improving autism spectrum disorder diagnosis with telehealth
Telehealth can help to accelerate the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has shown.
A survey carried out by experts from Swansea...
Quarantine, telemedicine, and mental health in Iceland
Remote consultation may be the key to mental health treatment for young people.
The National University Hospital of Iceland (Landspítali) has adopted Kara Connect’s online...