Urgent action needed to support young people’s mental health
Following this year’s European Mental Health Week, Health Europa Quarterly spoke to Mental Health Europe about the importance of supporting young people’s mental Health.
Mental...
Mixed reality technology – the future of medical training?
A University of Cambridge project will potentially transform the future of how medical professionals are trained, utilising mixed reality technology to train doctors and...
NHS surgical waiting lists set to triple in England by 2030
NHS surgical waiting lists will continue to grow unless there is a minimum investment of £9 billion to clear the current backlog.
A new study...
Health Europa achieves Living Wage Employer accreditation
We are delighted to announce that Health Europa is now an accredited Living Wage Employer! This means that every member of staff working for...
Llama nanobodies may protect against all variants of COVID
An international research team has discovered that immune particles in llama blood may provide robust protection from all variants of COVID and can potentially...
Adult cancer survivors have a 42% higher risk of cardiovascular diseases
Adult cancer survivors have a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases later in life when compared with adults without cancer.
In a long-term study following around...
Lamivudine HIV drug improves Down syndrome cognitive impairment
An antiretroviral drug that is traditionally used to treat HIV – known as lamivudine – has been shown to improve cognitive abilities in a...
Are cannabinoid therapies the future of chronic pain management?
Health Europa Quarterly spoke to Dr Mikael Sodergren who leads the Medical Cannabis Research Group at Imperial College London about his research on novel...
Could live streaming trauma scenes help the NHS make informed decisions?
A new feasibility study will examine whether live streaming trauma scenes will help the NHS decide what help is needed.
Researchers, clinicians and patient public...
Antibiotic-resistant MRSA can be transmitted from pigs to humans
Research from the University of Cambridge has discovered an antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain that can be transmitted from infected pigs to humans.
The University of Cambridge...
Could an intermittent fasting diet heal nerve damage?
New research finds that an intermittent fasting diet changes gut bacteria activity in mice, increasing the ability to recover from nerve damage.
Imperial College London...
Food allergies in children can be mitigated by early food introduction
Infants consuming peanut, milk, wheat, and egg from three months old had a lower risk of developing a food allergy at three years old.
Researchers...
A European health data ecosystem can unlock personalised healthcare
Oliver Bleck discusses the rise of platform ecosystems in healthcare, the value of personalised healthcare and the need for an agile environment to support...
Smart global healthcare and the future of MedTech
The future of MedTech and healthcare is in our hands and in our homes, writes Angelica Kohlmann, Founder of Bloom Diagnostics.
Whether it’s our phones,...
How can cancer care be more efficient?
All.Can International has recently published a comprehensive study exploring how to enhance the efficiency of cancer care.
Inefficient cancer care is a leading factor in...
Chemically modified plant compounds fight against hepatitis E virus
In a search to find an effective drug for the hepatitis E virus, researchers discover a plant compound that prevents the replication of viruses.
Researchers...
Parkinson’s disease life expectancy determined by genetic mutations
A research team based in France has identified new gene variants that may predict Parkinson’s disease life expectancy. The groundbreaking discovery may help to...
What is mindfulness and how it can help your mental wellbeing
Everything you need to know about mindfulness, best techniques and how to uplift your life through improved mental wellbeing.
Mindfulness is taking the world by...
Bite Back 2030: ‘The food system is rigged against us’
The young campaigners of Bite Back 2030 are calling for more to be done to protect children from diet-related ill-health. Here, they tell Health...
What is polio? Everything you NEED to know
What is polio? Health Europa brings you everything you need to know about the disease, its origins, symptoms, how you can catch it, and...