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Pathology network chooses new system to support joined-up working and build a common IT platform for innovation.
Science writer Freya Masters reports on the game-changing impact of Alphafold. Have you ever stopped to wonder about your proteome? No? Well, it certainly wonders about you! You have a vast collection of proteins in your body (predicted to be anything from 80, 000 to 400, 000 individual proteins) which mediate nearly all the functions in [...]
Innovate UK has allocated £600,000 towards the validation of a handheld device used to screen dementia and cognitive impairment. The innovation agency has awarded grant funding to Manus Neurodynamica, which develops and markets products and technologies for neuromotor assessment. The funds will help to optimise and validate the NeuroMotor Pen (NMP) for screening of dementias [...]
Healthcare management app myGP has today introduced a COVID-19 vaccine certification feature - the first of its kind in the UK. The TICKet feature will allow its users to show they are sufficiently protected from coronavirus by displaying a green tick around their profile 12 days after they have had their booster shot. This will [...]
Sponsored feature Imprivata, digital identity company for healthcare, has announced that Emerging Global Technologies (EGT) of Abu Dhabi has become the distributor for its solutions in the Middle East. EGT has a diversified portfolio of products and services, and has many years of experience in healthcare and IT. EGT has been a successful Imprivata partner and the collaboration [...]
In healthcare time is critical, whether acting quickly to provide emergency care, or freeing up time to be able to see more patients. This has been even more evident during the recent pandemic, which has put immense pressure on the health service. Andy Wilcox, head of international product marketing at Imprivata, discusses how good identity [...]
Sponsored feature Perfect Ward introduces enhanced action planning and an upgraded web portal in its latest product release to empower those working in health and care to improve quality. Following extensive engagement with its growing user community, Perfect Ward has announced the release of Perfect Ward V3.0 with two major new features to support all staff across health and care settings: Enhanced Action [...]
A US manufacturer has launched a new range of UV-C LED commercial devices that actively kill all airborne pathogens, including COVID-19. The SafeAirUV system from UV Health Group can circulate air while removing any harmful viruses and bacteria from it, which could help speed up the return to normality after the pandemic. After being tested [...]
Perfect Ward, a digital quality inspection platform designed to support the health and social sectors, has secured £4m investment from the Development Capital team of Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group. Perfect Ward is used across an expanding base of hospitals, care homes and other health and social care organisations in the UK and internationally. [...]
A micro-sized polymeric net that has the ability to wrap around tumours could provide a breakthrough in cancer treatment options. Researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) have designed the device which can ‘attack’ tumours by delivering a course of drugs and combining different therapies. The microMESH is made of biodegradable materials and can [...]
