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HT World talks to the healthcare influencer who put everything on the line for patient advocacy on her mission to deliver change on many fronts. Putting patients first is a critical requirement of any healthcare professional. But how many would risk the entire career they had worked tirelessly to establish to do so? Dr Kellie [...]
A research team has developed a new type of RNA structure targeting tool to specifically recognise unusual four-strand RNA structures, which are associated with diseases such as cancer and neurological disorders. The findings could help develop new therapeutic tools for related treatments. The research was led by Dr Kwok Chun-kit, associate professor in the Department of [...]
Scientists have discovered a novel way of separating strong sperm cells from their impotent peers. By using an ingenious microchip method, researchers at Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a microfluidic chip for sperm sorting. The chip is fast, inexpensive, easy to operate and efficiently isolates healthy sperm directly from [...]
Norwegian health tech firm Otivio has extended an exploratory clinical trial which could lead to a breakthrough in treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS). The company has extended its trial with Neuro-SysMed to confirm the potential of its non-invasive FlowOx medical device to alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms. The trial follows a recent case series of 7 people with [...]
Researchers are using an AI technology to improve polyp detection.
The NHS has made a big investment in entertainment and communications infrastructure over the past two decades; but the focus has been on patients. It’s time to think how this amenity could be extended to staff and used to improve their working lives, says Matt O’Donovan, chief executive of WiFi SPARK. Over the past two [...]
The global pandemic has accelerated the digitisation of the healthcare sector in a way that no-one could have adequately predicted. As with any rapidly expanding industry where funding and ambition outpace emerging expertise, the race for talent in digital health is fierce. For companies who seek to succeed, there is a natural temptation to look [...]
A “plug and play” method of identifying and quantifying breast cancer cells via AI will soon be available to thousands of pathologists in India and the US. BreastIHC is an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic software that can detect, quantify and classify breast cancer cells on digital images of tissue samples using a standard computer. It was [...]
In the sixth of his series on Rules for Budding Entrepreneurs Dr Hamblin-Brown says all businesses need a sense of purpose if they are to thrive.
Big Pharma heavyweights Roche and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) are joining forces in two clinical trials to finesse digital pathway algorithms. Data from both trials will be used in cancer diagnosis and to boost personalised healthcare treatment options. Under the pact, Roche Digital Pathology is creating an AI-based image analysis algorithm to help pathologists interpret [...]
