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Robotic technology increases surgical efficiency at NHS hospital
An NHS hospital in Gloucestershire has adopted new robotic technology to make minimally invasive surgery more readily available to patients.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, part of...
App expands expert team to improve nutritional support services
Nutrition app Lifesum has appointed two well-known nutrition specialists to its Health Advisory Board, with the aim of reversing disease using nutrition and lifestyle...
Researchers show that age-related memory loss can be reversed
A new study demonstrating the reversal of memory loss in mice could lead to preventative treatments for age-related memory loss.
Researchers at the University of...
The benefits of embracing digital technology in chronic pain management
BioWaveGO medical consultant Dr Dominic Hegarty highlights the need for greater access to neuromodulation devices for chronic pain treatment.
The pandemic has highlighted the need...
New drug offers hope for MS sufferers on World Brain Day
As medical experts urgently call for action to tackle MS, one company has developed a drug it believes can treat the condition by repairing...
Type 1 diabetes in babies could be prevented by restoring microbiota
New research suggests that it may be possible to prevent babies from developing Type 1 diabetes by restoring their gut microorganisms with a maternal...
Cancer treatment could be improved by new causal understanding
New insights on why identical mutations cause different types of cancer could lead to improvements in targeted treatment, researchers say.
Researchers at the German Cancer...
Mona: The AI bedside assistant helping to improve ICU care
Mona is an AI device that acts as a bedside assistant in intensive care units to help reduce administration and improve patient care.
As hospitals...
Investments in innovation to transform the healthcare sector
Matthias Kroymayer, from MIG Funds, explains how the company is investing in a new future for the healthcare industry.
MIG Funds are leading German venture...
UCLan appoints medic to drive innovations in digital health and education
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced the appointment of a well-known medic, celebrated for his work in healthcare training.
Dr Johann Malawana will...
Ainone Balance: improving injury recovery outcomes through balance evaluation
Balance evaluation is an important piece of the puzzle in sports and lower limb injuries.
Balance ability and lower limb proprioception are both related to...
3D printed knee implants could cut surgery times and improve arthritis treatment
A new treatment has been developed using personalised, 3D printed implants to help improve the lives of thousands of arthritis sufferers.
Engineers from the University...
PENTAX Medical ONE Pulmo: the single-use bronchoscope enhancing pulmonary care
PENTAX Medical ONE Pulmo is a single-use bronchoscope providing superior suction and HD image quality to help improve pulmonary care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined...
AI technology can detect prostate cancer during CT scans
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to aid earlier detection of prostate cancer.
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with...
Genetic discovery could help prevent Type 2 diabetes
A recent study has highlighted genetic variants that greatly increase an individual’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have...
Report calls for greater use of VR technology in healthcare education
New research could influence improvements in the use of immersive technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), in healthcare education and...
Project launched to create Type 3c diabetes blood test
A new research partnership has been launched with the aim of developing a blood test to detect Type 3c diabetes.
The University of Liverpool has...
How COVID-19 has led to a revolution in remote care
Dr Zubair Ahmed, CEO of Arc Health, discusses how the company is leading the charge in digital diagnostics.
In light of COVID-19 the medical world...
Thermal imaging method could improve wound care and reduce infection risk
Thermal imaging techniques can help to improve chronic wound care by detecting whether a wound needs extra management, new research has shown.
A clinical study...
New partnership to test innovations in clinical and digital health
A new joint venture has been launched to test several new treatments in clinical and digital health.
The University of Manchester, together with Health Innovation...
