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The race is on to step up to the next level of cleaning in public places in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hospitals are turning towards new technology to stop the spread of infection and make sanitation more effective. A hands-free cleaning approach which is delivered through beams of UV light has been identified [...]
A new tool to target and mobilise a spine injury could help therapists treat patients with persistent pain. Traditionally physiotherapists have used a combination of mechanical and manual techniques to ease back pain. A new non-surgical decompression treatment can now be used to target intervertebral discs ‘Intervertebral Differential Dynamics’ or IDD Therapy helps patients when [...]
Almost half of all Covid deaths were in care homes during the first wave of the virus in the UK. Many care home residents have a diet lacking in Vitamin C according to a new study. People deficient in vitamin C are particularly susceptible to severe respiratory infections, such as pneumonia. It was the major [...]
The use of equipment used to help heart patients fell as they stayed away from hospitals during the Covid-19 crisis. Figures show sales for cardiac rhythm management devices slumped massively at the start of 2020. The cardiac rhythm management is a procedure when a device is inserted in the upper chest to control both the [...]
Nearly two million people interviewed in study show differing health trends between June 2019 and November 2020. The report shows that the highest peak for mental health problems was in late October when more than 300 patients presented with symptoms. Infermedica, the AI-based platform focusing on primary care, has launched its new report ‘What can [...]
Cloud technology brings advantages for patients, doctors, pharmacies and hospitals. But how quickly and safely can e-healthcare systems be rolled out and what are the digital ethics ahead? Ezat Dayeh of Cohesity looks at the way forward. In the healthcare sector, businesses must abide by regional guidelines set by compliance regulations and protect the privacy [...]
A work wear company has won a contract to dispense clothing to French hospital staff using an automated system. Polytex Technologies, based in Israel, has won contracts at French hospitals in Rouen, Rennes, Pithiviers, Dax, Poissy, Ajaccio and at a large hospital laundry service in the Paris region. This is in addition to the eight [...]
Already struggling before COVID-19, the social care sector is now poised between opportunity and disaster. But a recent white paper may well be the blueprint for the way ahead, as Andrew Mernin discovers in conversation with Steve Morgan of Agilisys. With sunlight now shooting through the cracks of COVID’s many barriers, our post-pandemic future is [...]
It’s a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that kills hundreds of thousands of people a year. According to the World Health Organisation, malaria kills around 400,000 people a year. And a further 116,000 lives are lost because of fake medicines. A German start-up authentic.network has come up with a solution with a novel anti-counterfeiting code [...]
The team behind the largest clinical cancer trial ever developed have predicted fundamental changes to the cancer journey from diagnosis to treatment in the next ten years. The Mia project, delivered by UK firm Kheiron Medical Technology, aims to ease the burden on radiologists by providing them with the tools to eliminate human error and [...]
