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Health Tech World reports on how Medwise is aiming to bring an end to desperate Google searches by clinicians and provide instant, expert answers when they need them.
New methods are being explored to minimise the risk of dentists and patients being exposed to contaminated air, improving the safety of aerosol generating procedures that have been linked to the airborne transmission of infections such as COVID-19. Researchers from Heriot-Watt University, the University of Edinburgh, the Real Good Dental Company and CENSIS - Scotland’s [...]
In dementia cases, the instinct to look after and nurture something or someone can be among the last things to leave a person. People with the neurodegenerative condition may hold dolls while in care, for example, as their brain recognises them as objects requiring their care and attention. While pets can also help to satisfy this need, taking care [...]
Specialist trust uses Guardicore Centra Security Platform to protect servers running legacy operating systems.
New data suggests medtech, life science and pharma innovators in the UK have been undeterred by the pandemic and post-Brexit logistical challenges. A survey of 75 pharmaceutical, life sciences and medtech businesses, including fast growing SMEs in these sectors in the UK, indicates that R&D spending is being maintained and is set to rise this [...]
Sourcing biosamples can be hugely challenging but changes are afoot thanks to Biosample Hub's Robert Hewitt, who spoke to Health Tech World's Joe Roberts.
Skin Analytics is rolling out its AI-powered dermatology tool in NHS Trusts across the country. Health TechWorld talked to the company CEO and co-founder, Neil Daly, about what this means for AI in dermatology. Around the world, there is a shortage of dermatologists. In the UK the percentage of unfilled posts is approximately 30 per [...]
A company aiming to revolutionise the infectious disease testing market is accelerating its development and market launch of its key diagnostic platform through listing on the Nasdaq First North. Diagonal Bio was created to devise easy-to-use, cost-efficient, quick, and accurate diagnostic technologies for detection of all type of pathogens, with its flagship product Panviral, hailed as having [...]
An online clinic specialising in chronic pain has partnered with Boots UK & Ireland to expand the reach of its digital pain services. Leva Clinic’s in-house healthcare professionals have condensed world-leading expertise into a personal pain management programme, in the form of a web-based app. And from this month, patients will be able to purchase [...]
Digital pan-European research infrastructure EBRAINS has been been included in the 2021 Roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). The development marks an important milestone for EBRAINS and a recognition of the sustainable scientific value of the research infrastructure designed by the EU-funded Human Brain Project teams. EBRAINS’ mission is to be a major [...]
