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UVC disinfection in indoor spaces
Dr Dorit Aviv of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr Jovan Pantelic of KU Leuven tell HEQ about optimising space design to incorporate UVC...
The rise of innovation and technology in Danish healthcare
Healthcare Denmark CEO Jakob Skaaren Nielsen discusses innovation and technological developments within the Danish health and care sectors.
Healthcare Denmark, a public-private non-profit partnership based...
Smartwatches could improve surgery recovery speeds
Smartwatches could help to prepare patients for major surgery and improve their recovery journey, new research has found.
In a study sponsored by The University...
£8m project will create robots to spot and remove cancer tumours
A new £8m project has been launched to develop robotic technology that can detect and remove cancer tumours.
Led by scientists at the University of...
Study shows potential for earlier pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Machine learning could aid an earlier pancreatic cancer diagnosis and increase patient survival numbers, new research has found.
A study, led by the London School...
App can help pregnant women achieve healthy weight gain
Researchers in Sweden have developed an app to help pregnant women achieve a healthy weight gain and lead a healthy lifestyle.
The app, titled...
3D printing technology boosts hospital efficiency and eases pressures
Researchers investigating the benefits of 3D printing technology found it can deliver significant improvements to the running of hospitals.
A new study has found that...
Fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria with molecular tweezers
Researchers have created an innovative method for combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria that utilises microscopic molecular tweezers.
The team, led by scientists from the Ben-Gurion University (BGU),...
Wounds, infection prevention, and technology
HEQ speaks to the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care about infection control and innovation in wound treatment.
The Association for the Advancement of...
Detecting bone-healing stem cells with nanotechnology
A team of scientists has used nanotechnology to detect bone-healing stem cells which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and...
Technology-enabled care is here to stay
Marc Schmid, Redmoor Health CEO, discusses the potential of technology-enabled care to help NHS clinicians achieve the government’s goal of digital transformation across the...
Cutting-edge nanotechnology could lead to Alzheimer’s disease test
A group of scientists have used cutting-edge nanotechnology to extract blood signal of neurodegeneration, which they hope could enable a test for early Alzheimer’s...
Empowering the patient-doctor relationship with digital technology
TIYGA Health Managing Director Katrina Delargy examines the role of digital technology in post-2020 healthcare.
2020 was a year in which most of us found...
The added value of simulation-based training in healthcare
Simulation-based training is an important part of the development and learning process of knowledge and skills. For example, a pilot learns to fly in...
Single cell sequencing technology could find drugs that eradicate cancer
Researchers have developed a new sequencing method that could boost international research efforts to find drugs that could eradicate cancer.
The single cell sequencing method,...
New COVID-19 testing chip can deliver results on smartphone
A new microfluidic chip has been developed that can provide COVID-19 test results on a smartphone in less than 55 minutes without the need...
Scientists create most detailed 3D scan of congenital heart disease
Scientists have created the most detailed 3D heart scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease.
The team at the University of Manchester have...
The need for digital reform in the social care sector
TEC Services Association CEO Alyson Scurfield details the need for comprehensive digital reform within the social care sector
Using machine learning to find COVID-19 treatment options
A group of researchers have developed a new system using machine learning to identify drugs that could be repurposed as treatment options for COVID-19...
New and definitive diagnosis method for irritable bowel syndrome
A new partnership will see the development of an innovative diagnostic technology that will allow doctors to clearly diagnose irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Currently, there...
