2020: Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
HEQ introduces our special feature celebrating the work of nurses and midwives in honour of 2020 as Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
2020...
The social impact of current science dissemination strategies
EFN Secretary General Paul De Raeve and Patricia Davidson, Dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, review the social impact of...
Controlling COVID-19: hand hygiene must be accessible to all
UNICEF and the World Health Organization have launched the ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ joint initiative to help control the spread of COVID-19.
In a bid...
UK study will involve repeat COVID-19 testing in UK care homes
A new surveillance study to be carried out in the UK will offer 100 care homes repeat COVID-19 testing.
The study aims to offer a...
Timing of COVID-19 antibody test is critical say experts
According to a new study, in order to detect a COVID-19 infection in a patient an antibody test must be carried out at the...
Medical cannabis treatment in the UK with Professor Mike Barnes
Medical cannabis expert Professor Mike Barnes discusses Medical cannabis treatment and highlights the challenges facing cannabis in the UK.
Consultant neurologist and medical cannabis treatment...
A look at the essential role of nurses
We speak to Brando Benifei MEP and Professor Patricia Davidson about the essential role of nurses.
The nursing profession plays an essential role in the...
Tendo AB: “This is the first exoskeleton that makes sense”
Tendo AB has adapted space technology to create its exoskeleton that meets the urgent needs of paralysed patients with reduced hand function.
Today, Tendo AB...
ECDC expert discusses the need for public health support
ECDC Principal Expert for Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr Agoritsa Baka on the need for public health support.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem in the European Union
Paul De Raeve and Smart4Health Co-ordinator Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves highlight the growing need for Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem with EU-wide electronic healthcare records.
There is increasing...
Celebrating nurses: their work and the challenges they face
Health Europa celebrates nurses, looking at their work and the challenges they face in their job.
In recognition of 2020 as the International Year of...
Genome sequencing: novel genetic cause of rare diseases discovered
A new study has discovered novel genetic causes of rare diseases which researchers believe could lead to the improvement of diagnosis and patient care.
A...
Study shows 99.9% of coronaviruses killed by far-UVC light
A new study has shown that 99.9% of coronaviruses can be killed when exposed to far-UVC light.
The study, carried out by researchers at Columbia...
Immigration Advice Service: the limits of technology in healthcare
Peter Markham of the Immigration Advice Service details the limits of technology in healthcare and why Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an ‘oven ready’...
Incubating innovation: developments in IVF and reproductive science
Rebecca Swann and Jason Kasraie of the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists highlight developments in IVF and reproductive science.
The Association of Reproductive and...
Quality control and analysis in medical cannabis production
MCN speaks to independent consulting firm NNE about how quality control, testing, and analysis in medical cannabis production can benefit patients.
Independent consultancy NNE operates...
Engineering environmental controls for efficient indoor cultivation
Grow2Guys offers lessons from North America for European indoor cultivation facilities.
Grow2Guys, a division of urban-gro, Inc, has provided full-service mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)...
Sanity Group: unlocking the health benefits of cannabinoid medicines
Sanity Group puts people first to improve patient access and drive innovation, and utilises the health benefits of cannabinoid medicines.
Putting people first, as well...
The CryoEXS Advantage: industrial extraction technology for cannabis
Explore the benefits of investing in the latest industrial scale extraction technology for cannabis processing facilities - CryoEXS extraction systems.
Root Sciences established one of...
Improving insomnia in young cancer survivors with telehealth
As telehealth explodes across the globe a new online programme is helping adolescent and child cancer survivors by reducing insomnia.
A new, online telehealth programme,...