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Emergency care at crisis point
Long-established issues in the health system are being reflected in emergency care, bold actions are needed to address this.
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...
The urgent care crisis in the UK
Dr Richard Gilpin, Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine and member of the Doctors’ Association UK editorial board, discusses the current challenges facing urgent care...
Europe takes action in preparation for new variants of COVID-19
The European Commission is taking immediate action to prepare for the threat of new COVID-19 variants.
The European Commission has launched the HERA Incubator bio-defence...
First aid training and delivery in the UK with the British Red Cross
HEQ speaks with Dafydd Beech, National Community Education Manager at the British Red Cross, about first aid education and the rise of digital delivery.
Dafydd...
EOlife: assisting ventilation with AI when every second counts
Artificial intelligence to the rescue of cardiopulmonary arrest patients.
Archeon takes its name from the Acheron river, a tributary of the legendary Styx, which, in...
Global Ebola vaccine stockpile now established
A global stockpile of Ebola vaccines has now been established by four of the leading health and humanitarian organisations.
Led by the International Coordinating Group...
A new measure in the fight against choking deaths with LifeVac
Have you ever said “It went down the wrong way” or “It went down the wrong hole” when eating or drinking? You would not...
Emergency medical supplies market to reach €45.04bn by 2026
The emergency medical supplies market was valued at more than $30.0bn (€25.60bn) in 2019 and is forecast to observe a CAGR of over -17.8%...
The UK Vaccine Taskforce: securing access to vaccines
Kate Bingham, Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, discusses the three goals of the taskforce.
The UK Vaccine Taskforce has three key goals: to secure...
Guidelines on COVID-19 testing issued by European Commission
As part of the European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies.
The guidance aims to support...
Study shows trial drug effectively blocks COVID-19 in early stages
A new study has found that a trial drug effectively blocks the early stages of COVID-19.
The drug treatment, called APN01, holds promise for stopping...
The endocrine system: steroids put patients at high risk for COVID-19
Patients with endocrine system related diseases, and those who are taking a class of steroid medications called glucocorticoids, are at high risk for COVID-19.
The...
COVID-19: first comprehensive estimates from mainland China
The first comprehensive estimates from mainland China of the proportion of people with COVID-19 who required hospitalisation, and latest death rate estimates, both show...
Manchester scientists and clinicians respond to COVID-19 crisis
In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a rapid response research group to find ways to beat the COVID-19...
Horizon 2020 collaboration to develop COVID-19 vaccine
OPENCORONA consortium has been awarded €3m funding by Horizon 2020 to support emergency research and development against the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to develop a...
Covid-19: Oxford medical students join fight against the pandemic
Medical students from Oxford University are stepping-up to help support in the fight against the coronavirus – known as Covid-19 – pandemic.
Twenty-four final year...
Utilising funding from Horizon 2020 to combat the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has announced that it is granting over €10m from Horizon 2020 to support the research into finding a cure for the...
CURE group: what is happening to demand for emergency care?
Could the NHS be driving surplus demand and by extension additional strain on services such as emergency care?
The pressures of patient demand on emergency...
Is there a role for emergency medicine in climate change mitigation & response?
Emergency medicine must play a leading role in mitigating against and responding to climate change. Speaking at CleanMed Europe 2018, Jonathan E Slutzman, MD...
