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ECMO machine reduces COVID-19 deaths by 45% for “sickest patients”
According to data collected by 400 healthcare professionals at the worst moment of the US outbreak, the life support machine that acts in place of the heart and lungs is crucial to reducing COVID-19 deaths for the critically ill.
Treating bovine tuberculosis (bTB) with artificial intelligence
Craig Rhodes, EMEA Industry Lead for Artificial Intelligence Healthcare and Life Science at NVIDIA, explores how bovine tuberculosis (bTB) can be monitored and treated more effectively and efficiently using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Novavax vaccine is 85.6% efficient against UK COVID mutation
Phase Three data from the UK trial shows that Novavax still works powerfully against the UK mutation, with a less intense impact on the South African mutation at 60%.
UK hits melancholy milestone of over 100,000 COVID deaths
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he had done "everything possible" to prevent 100,000 COVID deaths, as the UK witnesses 50,099 fatalities in the space of 79 days.
COVID-19 spike proteins could evolve against immune responses
A new study suggests that COVID-19 spike proteins could evolve to disguise themselves from the human immune system.
Scientists use immune system to predict likelihood of long COVID
Cambridge researchers have published their findings on how the immune system could be an early clue for the later development of severe or long COVID.
UK bans flights from Latin American countries over Brazilian mutation
The UK has banned Latin American countries and Portugal from travelling to the UK as of today (15 January), over increasing fears about the Brazilian COVID-19 mutations.
The vaccine isn’t a silver bullet for longstanding pressures in elderly care
Jitesh Patel, Project Director at Kajima Partnerships discusses why the vaccine is not a silver bullet for longstanding pressures in elderly care and how the sector must adapt post-pandemic.
76% of COVID-19 patients still have one symptom, after six months
While long COVID is slowly becoming more understood, ordinary COVID-19 patients are experiencing lasting effects - scientists discovered that 76% of people have atleast one recurring symptom, six months after the original illness.
New framework to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases
The new UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out to accelerate diagnosis and improve the treatment of rare diseases.
On the fast-track to reimbursement: Germany unlocks business opportunities for digital health innovators
Prof. Dr. Freimut Schliess discusses digital health innovation in Germany, tackling larger public health challenges being faced.
Flu vaccine sees highest uptake on record
Over 80% of those aged 65+ in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year – the highest uptake on record.
Key trends for the public sector in 2021
Peter Ford, Public Sector Industry Principal at Pegasystems, explores some of the top trends for the public sector in 2021 which include chatbots, intelligent automation and citizen data scientists.
How blockchain can protect businesses against CV fraud
As the job market becomes more saturated during the pandemic, employers and recruiters will need to pay more attention to fraudulent applications. Here, René Seifert, co-head of TrueProfile.io, explores how blockchain technology can be deployed to combat CV fraud.
COVID positive smokers are twice as likely to be hospitalised
According to research by King's College London with 2.4 million participants, smokers with COVID-19 are twice as likely to be hospitalised.
There is not enough research on traumatic brain injury in women
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, there are gaps in knowledge on the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in women.
A new era in cardiac diagnosis
Justin Hall, GM and VP EMEA, iRhythm Technologies, explores how modern technology is helping to diagnose Atrial Fibrillation (AF).
Technology use and sleep disorders in the U.S.
Technology has always been condemned in multiple empirical studies highlighting blue light effects on overall sleep quality. However, with the rise of sleep tech in recent years, could this digital insurgence be the catalyst for a public’s change of heart?
Kim Schleppegrell Skaue joins Oils By Simpson: Their mission to promote natural medicine
Read on to find out more about Oils By Simpson, Kim Schleppegrell Skaue, and their joint mission to encourage natural medicine use worldwide.
Engineering research keeps America’s future competitive
Robert B Stone and Jordan M Berg, of the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division at the U.S. National Science Foundation, chart precisely how engineering research improves people’s lives.
