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Low oxygen levels can alter immune cell genes, weakening the body’s ability to fight infection even after oxygen levels return to normal, new research has revealed. Scientists found that oxygen deprivation – known as hypoxia – changes the genetic material of neutrophils, white blood cells that form one of the body’s first lines of defence [...]
On 5th November 2025, the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) proudly marks its 4th European Laboratory Day, celebrating the professionals at the heart of healthcare decision-making. Across Europe, laboratories will open their doors to showcase the science, innovation and dedication that underpin medical decisions and shape better health outcomes for all. [...]
Christian Hardahl, EMEA Healthcare Leader at SAS, explains how increasingly sophisticated digital twins could transform hospital operations and pave the way for better patient care. Staffing shortage, wasted medication, delays and waiting lists are just some of the everyday inefficiencies that healthcare professionals are familiar with. Without urgent reform, these challenges are only going to [...]
By Mr Fulvio Urso-Baiarda, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Berkshire Grove Hospital The evolution of technology in plastic surgery has been extraordinary. In just a few short years, we have moved from energy-assisted devices being a niche curiosity to them becoming an integral part of modern surgical practice. Among the most exciting of these advances is IgniteRF [...]
By Richard Kavanagh, openEHR and FHIR Board member & Head of Technology (UK & Ireland) at Better The government has committed to introducing a Single Patient Record (SPR) for England. It is one of the clear ambitions set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, and will see it operate as a patient passport, making [...]
By James Freed, deputy director for The NHS Digital Academy, NHS England Digital is no longer an add-on to healthcare, it is inseparable from it, and is a key pillar of the NHS 10 Year Plan. Electronic patient records, remote consultations, rostering, pathology and radiology systems, and an expanding family of AI-enabled tools now frame [...]
AI-powered wellness ecosystems, cloud-native imaging platforms, digital hospital management solutions, advanced medical gas systems, and world-leading clinical education programmes are among the innovations being showcased this year on the UK Pavilion at the Global Health Exhibition 2025. Taking place from 27–30 October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the exhibition will welcome over 160,000 healthcare professionals, 2,000 [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. AI to be trialled at across NHS screening Pioneering AI tools are to be tested in NHS screening services in order to enable quicker diagnoses and treatment for patients using a groundbreaking new cloud system. A new AI research screening platform [...]
A new podcast from ‘Anti-CRO’ company Lindus Health explores what it really takes to build trust in consumer health and why good science, not just good marketing, is the key. Hosted by co-CEO Meri Beckwith, the Off Protocol podcast challenges the status quo of clinical trials and explores the realities of clinical research. Through open, [...]
Mr Florian Bast on Using Heidi Health Mr Florian Bast, MD FRCS is an ENT & Facial Plastic Surgeon specialisng in Rhinoplasty in London Balancing technical precision with patient connection is a daily requirement in modern ENT and facial plastic surgery. For Mr Florian Bast, a leading UK specialist in Rhinoplasty and nasal surgery, delivering [...]
