As UK voters prepare to go to the polls, BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) is calling on all parties to place nutrition and preventative healthcare at the heart of their pledges to the UK population. BANT CEO, Satu Jackson states “The health of the nation is dire. The statistics don’t lie. We […]
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Innovation in healthcare and biomedicine is in decline, with few tools to assist researchers and entrepreneurs to generate innovative solutions to their problems. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and the University of Oxford have successfully demonstrated how problem-solving techniques used in engineering, known as Innovation […]
Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) have drastically transformed healthcare in recent years. These technologies provide a comprehensive view of patient histories, offering improved efficiency and accuracy. An EHR contains the wider health data from all clinicians involved in a patient’s care while an EMR is specific to one doctor’s encounter with […]
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The real-world applications of telehealth: Imagine a world where healthcare orbits around you, seamlessly integrating into your daily life, rather than requiring you to disrupt your routine to make that dreaded trip to the doctor’s office. For some, It might sound like science fiction, but it’s a reality that’s becoming increasingly attainable thanks to the […]
The British Psychological Society is disappointed that, despite compelling evidence of the ongoing need to support the mental health of NHS and social care staff, the government has still not clarified whether it will take action to safeguard the future of vital NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. Despite even more hubs having been […]
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Medical technology (also known as MedTech) is growing at a rapid pace as innovative startups and industry stalwarts alike find new and interesting ways to harness technology. Several innovations are driving these advances, though one of the most noteworthy is printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the software used to create them. PCB software is a […]
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. “While […]
A new healthcare study has ranked the United Kingdom in 14th place in the world in terms of hospitals vs population ratio. The study was conducted by Radar Healthcare as part of the Healthcare Mapped report. The study has taken a seed list of the 33 most developed countries in the world, and has utilised multiple ranking […]
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Most children living in out of home care in Victoria don’t access health services within nationally required timeframes, with urgent action needed to address the significant gaps in the system, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Children and Youth Services Review, found only one in […]
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Queen’s University Belfast are leading a £1.2m project to improve drug delivery for a range of illnesses. The grant, awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of the UK Research and Innovation, will accelerate the development of microarray patches to make them available to patients worldwide. Microarray patches offer practical solutions […]