Products & deployments
Centre for Sight today announced the publication of a major international review paper co-authored by its Medical Director, Mr Sheraz Daya, highlighting the stability of a unique Double C-Loop intraocular lens (IOL) design. The peer-reviewed study — which analysed 19 clinical trials involving 1,428 eyes — concludes that the POD Double C-Loop platform provides exceptional [...]
A single LSD dose eased anxiety and depression symptoms for up to 12 weeks in patients with generalised anxiety disorder, new research shows. The study involved 198 adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), a form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. GAD involves persistent, excessive worry [...]
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has taken a significant step towards a more digital future by rolling out electronic test ordering using Clinisys ICE. The trust deployed the order communications system to around 2,000 clinical users across all of its wards, the maternity and paediatrics units, the emergency and same day emergency care departments, and [...]
A new urine-based test has identified prostate cancer with 91 per cent accuracy in studies, raising hopes it could reduce the need for invasive biopsies. The test looks for three biomarkers – TTC3, H4C5 and EPCAM – proteins in urine linked to prostate cancer. In validation studies, it detected cancer 91 per cent of the [...]
Alcidion has today announced the addition of three new appointments to their UK-based team, with one internal promotion and two external recruits. Dr Paul Deffley has been announced as the UK Managing Director, with Tracy McClelland and Darren Ransley joining as global Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and Chief Revenue Officer (UK), respectively. Dr Paul [...]
By Paul Jarman, CEO, EatMoreFruit In an era of cutting-edge surgical robotics and AI-driven diagnostics, it’s tempting to believe clinical outcomes alone dictate the success of medical devices. But data tells another story: trust continues to be the single most important determinant of adoption. According to a 2024 McKinsey survey, 83 per cent of hospital [...]
Cancer patients will benefit from the potential for faster diagnosis and better access to specialist opinions, following the go-live of a digital pathology solution across five NHS sites in Devon and Cornwall. Technical and clinical deployment of the pathology module of Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution has now taken place at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust [...]
Bristol-based EnsiliTech has raised its second oversubscribed funding round, securing £4.5m in seed funding to improve how life-saving medicines are stored and delivered worldwide. The company’s Ensilication process allows medicines to withstand temperatures up to 50°C. The funding will speed up proof-of-concept adoption for both existing and new biopharmaceuticals, expand capacity through new hires and [...]
Patients with chest pains and suspected heart attacks are benefitting from better informed decisions in a high-impact initiative led by clinicians, writes Dr Krishnaraj Sinhji Rathod, consultant in interventional cardiology at Barts Health NHS Trust. He explains the clinical, environmental, and efficiency significance of digitising electrocardiograms, and the opportunity to scale success more widely in [...]
Optellum has announced the world’s first thorax CT foundation model built for precision lung care in real-world settings – an initiative aiming to revolutionise the early detection and management of lung diseases, with an initial focus on lung cancer. Unlike traditional AI systems built to deliver a narrow range of task-specific outcomes, Optellum’s foundation model [...]
