Medical cannabis advocates join forces to improve patient access
Today marks the launch of PLEA: Patient Led Engagement for Access – a new medical cannabis patient advocacy service in the UK.
Despite a 2018...
EFN recognises nurses’ hard work on International Nurses’ Day
In this article the European Federation of Nurses Associations celebrates International Nurses' Day.
International Nurses' Day is celebrated around the world each year on 12...
Materia officially enters the German medical cannabis market
Materia has now acquired the licensed medical cannabis distributor, Cannaktiv, and has officially entered the German medical cannabis market.
Materia, a medical cannabis and wellness...
Better control of blood sugar for diabetics with two-in-one injection
An experimental two-in-one insulin injection has been created to help diabetics gain better control of their blood sugar.
The injection, developed by researchers at Stanford...
Digital epidemiology: the ethics of using health data in a pandemic
COVID-19 has forced the rapid adoption of digital healthcare – from telehealth to remote monitoring. Digital epidemiology is an area of technological adoption in...
Teaching Artificial Intelligence to diagnose COVID-19
The largest CT scan database in the world with COVID-19 features has been collected in Russia for teaching AI to diagnose COVID-19.
The new dataset...
Virtual healthcare at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak
A new study has demonstrated the benefits of using virtual healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Findings from a new study have captured the largest experience...
Drug combination shows promise for treating COVID-19
New findings have shown that a triple antiviral drug combination holds promise for the treatment of COVID-19.
Results from a randomised trial for treating COVID-19...
First cannabis company in Malta obtains EU-GMP certification
Aphria Inc. has announced receipt of EU-GMP certification for its subsidiary – ASG Pharma Ltd in Malta – which positions the company as a...
AI precision medicine mining finds 13 human COVID-19 risk genes
Data scientists have used an AI enabled precision medicine platform to identify high risk genes for COVID-19, along with drug candidates for increasing survival...
Could the brain be a therapeutic target for COVID-19 patients?
A new study in rats has revealed that the brain could be a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19 patients.
New research, published today in The Journal...
Implications of COVID-19 on digestive health
Professor Markus Peck, Chair of the United European Gastroenterology Public Affairs Committee, discusses recommendations and calls to EU institutions, governments and interest groups across...
Effects of CBD oil on mental health: anxiety disorders
In this article Keith Myers explores the effect that CBD oil has on mental health and anxiety disorders.
In 2017, 3.8% of the global population...
Mindmore: digital neurocognitive testing to modernise healthcare
Mindmore supports an accurate and objective diagnosis of cognitive function with digital neurocognitive testing.
50 million people worldwide have dementia, with nearly 10 million new...
Dana Rohrabacher discusses federal cannabis legalisation nationwide
In this article Dana Rohrabacher discusses federal cannabis legalisation nationwide and looks at the economic and health benefits of lenient cannabis policy.
Many citizens in...
UK to undertake review into COVID-19 health impact
The UK Government is to undertake a review into the health impact of COVID-19 which will include outcomes for NHS staff and different groups...
Breakthrough resource to help health systems tackle COVID-19
A new tool has been implemented to track responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe which will help health systems tackle the crisis.
The COVID-19...
Predicting the risk of Alzheimer’s disease with AI
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately predict and diagnose the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in a patient.
The deep learning algorithm, developed by...
Cerebriu: machine learning for diagnostic medical imaging
Cerebriu’s pioneering Cerebriu Apollo technology aims to scale up clinical support through faster personalised diagnostic medical imaging.
While Danish medical technology provider Cerebriu is only...
Innovating and knowledge sharing to tackle COVID-19 in Europe
Finding solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe will require innovation in healthcare, collaboration, and knowledge sharing between governments, institutions, researchers, and organisations.
A pan-European...