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Developing new approaches to COVID-19 infection control and patient care
Physicians have put forward an approach to create dedicated COVID-19 patient units, infection control protocols, and care teams to help control the spread of...
Discover the latest development in telehealth delivery – smart glasses
The use of telehealth has boomed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is limiting face-to-face care across the globe. Now, researchers are...
EIT Health awards UK and Irish startups to assist healthcare in Europe
EIT Health has awarded €40,000 each in funding to UK and Irish startups that will develop tools and services to assist healthcare in Europe.
The...
Improving ‘One Health’ is more important than the COVID-19 blame game
Dr Simon Doherty, Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast, and Senior Vice-President of the British Veterinary Association discusses the links between...
EIT Health launches framework for Value-Based Health Care in Europe
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Health has launched a new, in-depth framework for adopting and accelerating Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) across...
Healthcare professionals need adequate PPE to treat COVID-19 patients
We cannot expect healthcare professionals to treat COVID-19 patients without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), an expert has wrote.
Writing in the Journal of Medical...
Radiation oncology clinics seeing fewer patients despite infection control
Healthcare systems across the world are taking infection control measures in order to continue providing care services to patients in need. A new study,...
Explosion in telehealth market due to COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the telehealth market is set to see a massive explosion in growth as healthcare systems undergo rapid change.
Healthcare systems...
The digital health collaboration protecting health staff from COVID-19
Europe is making a collaborative effort in the fight against COVID-19 and now, a new digital health collaboration with EIT Health, an Irish startup,...
What is included in the the UK’s £600m infection control package?
Last week UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, pledged a £600m infection control package for care homes.
The ringfenced infection control package, introduced to tackle the...
COVID-19: controlling infections in CT exam areas
Controlling infections can be difficult in tight spaces. In a new article, radiologists from Shanghai have highlighted the measures taken during CT examination processes...
AI, machine learning, and blockchain are key for healthcare innovation
COVID-19 is acting as a catalyst to innovation in healthcare, and a new report has highlighted how AI, machine learning, and blockchain are vital...
UK faces worsening health inequalities due to COVID-19 response
A new report has highlighted how choices made by NHS hospitals in response to COVID-19 have meant that disadvantaged and marginalised people in the...
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...
Discover how remote patient monitoring can transform healthcare systems
Healthcare systems are undergoing rapid changes in light of the current pandemic, and Medisanté are finding solutions to patient care through telehealth and remote...
How telehealth is providing a digital solution for dementia care
A new study has highlighted the efficacy of telehealth for dementia care, which researchers say can be just as effective as face-to-face visits.
A new...
EUPHA: Europe must prepare for an ageing population
The European Public Health Association has put together a collection of papers that have been published in the European Journal of Public Health in...
Blueprints for better healthcare: tackling supply demand with open source
A new study has highlighted how free, open source hardware and 3D printing can help global healthcare systems tackle the demand for health supplies...
How technology is addressing modern healthcare challenges
In this article software and robotics expert, Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, discusses ‘the need for adaptable...
Discover the open source, low-cost ventilator for areas with limited means
A group of scientists and researchers have designed a open source, low-cost ventilator to be used in areas that have limited means within their...
