Can technological advances optimise diabetes management?
Research Director, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, explores if technological advances optimise diabetes management
Metformin: A possible new treatment for endometriosis
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, discusses a possible new treatment for endometriosis - the condition that impacts atleast 1.5 million women in the UK.
Impact of air pollution on children’s health
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, and Andy Ratcliffe, Executive Director of Programmes at Impact on Urban Health, discuss the devastating effect air pollution has on children’s health, and why poor air quality is an unacceptable example of inequality in action.
Helping stroke patients achieve functional independence
Jeff Wyrtzen, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Brainomix reveals the findings of a new study showing that the e-Stroke software shortens treatment times, hugely benefitting stroke patients.
How does cannabis use affect sleep duration?
Recent cannabis use has been shown to affect extremes of nightly sleep duration, being either less than six hours or more than nine hours, with more intense patterns among heavier users.
Biomedical research across the globe: Why now is the time to invest in Africa
Dr Glass, Director of the Fogarty International Center, and Director at the NIH, explores the relationship between NIH and the health research community
Supporting people with younger onset dementia
Ms Bel Wong, Dr Kenny Chui and Prof Timothy Kwok from the Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing, walk us through a programme that supports people with younger onset dementia (YOD).
Hydration: An essential part of healthy ageing
Senior Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, at the National Council on Aging, illustrates the ways that hydration is key to staying healthy as we age
Reducing the NHS patient backlog – A long term plan
Andrew Metcalfe, Director of Intelligent Infection Control Services Limited, LumiBio, discusses the benefits of utilising existing technologies to mitigate the ongoing staff shortages in the NHS.
AI & digital transformation in cancer care
Artificial intelligence and digital transformation play an important role in improving cancer diagnosis, treatments and increasing cancer survival rates, writes Dee Mathieson, Senior Vice President Linac Service and Managing Director of Elekta Ltd.
Food allergies: An epidemic in the making?
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, sheds light on food allergies and considers if this is an epidemic
Sexual risk-taking & mental health issues in adolescent females – an urgent call to...
Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN and Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, issue an urgent call to action when it comes to combatting sexual risk-taking and mental health issues in adolescent females.
Study finds how chemical exposure affects our health
Researchers have found a method to ascertain how pollutants and other chemicals we are exposed to affect our body and health, by discovering whether a substance has biological effects in an organism.
Tackling period poverty in schools and colleges
The government has extended their scheme to provide free tampons, pads, and menstrual cups to ensure the accessibility of safe sanitary products for people in education.
COVID-19 infection prevention: Resource-restricted setting focus
Zisis Kozlakidis and Dewi Nur Aisyah, explain the renewed focus on resource-restricted settings when it comes to COVID-19 infection prevention
The UK health charities advancing vaccine uptake
Health charities have come into collaboration with the government and the NHS to promote and advance vaccine update, as UK hits its next milestone in the vaccine rollout.
Innovative smart hydracup to revolutionise hydration within care
Gail Howard, Care Home Manager of Lakeside Nursing and Residential Home, discusses her view on the management of dehydration in care homes.
How do you scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare?
Sunny Dosanjh, Director lead for Deloitte’s Healthcare AI and Data team, explores the three key aspects in scaling AI in healthcare.
Inequalities in healthcare caused by bias in medical devices
An independent review is being launched to analyse the potential bias in medical devices affecting ethnic groups and gender disparities in healthcare.
FDA approves new non-invasive brain surgery for Parkinson’s symptoms
Research shows that a new form of non-invasive brain surgery using a focused form of ultrasound will prove invaluable for with Parkinson’s symptoms.
