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Philips Future Health Index report reveals clash between HCPs and patients over vision for NHS

An international report published today by Royal Philips reveals that UK patients want better access to healthcare when needed, but don’t see a role in helping to ease the burden on the NHS by living healthily.

13 Jun 2016

Innovative advances in medical paediatric orthotics shared at Primary Care and Public Health 2016

Innovative, clinician-led advances in orthotic techniques have the capacity to dramatically improve short term progress and long term outcomes for selective dorsal rhizotomy and scoliosis patients as well as patients with neurological disorders affecting movement.

13 Jun 2016

Scientists developing cost-effective retinal scanner for early diagnosis of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy

A European group of scientists are working on the development of a breakthrough, compact, cost-effective retinal scanner that will play a key role in targeting the early diagnosis of retinal diseases that are worldwide leading causes of blindness.

13 Jun 2016

New ultrasensitive magnetometer probe system for detecting cancer moves towards commercialisation

Researchers at the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute have joined forces with New Zealand-based nanoparticle specialist Boutiq Science and major IP investor, Powerhouse Ventures.

13 Jun 2016

BD launches new safety blood collection device in the UK

BD, a leading global medical technology company, has launched a new safety blood collection set – the BD Vacutainer UltraTouch™ Push Button Blood Collection Set – in the UK, after achieving European CE marking.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 13 Jun 2016

Rehabilitation programmes can help reverse frailty in older COPD patients

One in four patients with COPD referred for exercise rehabilitation are frail, but nevertheless can respond favourably to rehabilitation and their frailty can be reversed, finds a new study led by King's College London and Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.

13 Jun 2016

New model helps predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases

A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases -- those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been developed by a UCL-led team of researchers.

13 Jun 2016

Combining decongestion markers may guide HF hospital discharge

Patients hospitalised with acute heart failure who achieve good haemoconcentration in addition to a robust diuretic response are unlikely to be rehospitalised within the following 2 months, research suggests.

12 Jun 2016

New method helps speed up bacterial identification

Pinpointing the type of bacteria that are at the root of an infection in clinical samples removed from living tissues, such as blood, urine or joint fluids, to quickly identify the best anti-microbial therapy still poses a formidable challenge.

10 Jun 2016

Study: About 40% of Hispanic adults with colorectal cancer use CIH

A study of complementary and integrative health (CIH) use among Hispanic adults with colorectal cancer found that about 40% reported experience with CIH.

10 Jun 2016

New study finds underutilization of PR therapy among older COPD patients

A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston investigating trends on the use of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease found that this therapy was underutilized, despite its health benefits and cost effectiveness.

10 Jun 2016

Women with SLE may have increased cervical cancer risk

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress found a doubled risk of pre-malignant cervical changes, and potentially also an increased risk of cervical cancer, among women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general female population.

10 Jun 2016

Tackling Healthcare Challenges in a Changing World: an Interview with Professor Jeremy Nicholson

As individuals and as populations our risks of getting diseases are determined partly genetically and partly from the environment that we live in. An important part of that environment that mediates between the outside world and the inside world of our bodies is the microbiome.

10 Jun 2016

Women more likely to be hospitalised for acute ischaemic stroke than men, say researchers

A 15 year study in 1.1 million patients with atrial fibrillation has found that women are 23% more likely to be hospitalised for acute ischaemic stroke than men. The research was presented today at CARDIOSTIM - EHRA EUROPACE 2016 by Dr Ghanshyam Shantha, a cardiovascular disease fellow at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, US.

10 Jun 2016

Review makes parents, pediatric practitioners aware of toy age-related safety standards

Despite tight government regulation, more than 200,000 visits are made annually to U.S. emergency departments for toy-related injuries. Parents and pediatric health providers are often unaware of how toys are assigned safety labels and suggestions for recommended age-appropriate use.

9 Jun 2016

Avoiding allergens could be best approach to prevent food allergies

Around two million people in Austria suffer from an allergy. 400,000 of them are allergic to birch pollen and have associated food allergies, particularly to apples, peaches, hazelnuts, carrots and celery. According to experts, around 80,000 people are thought to have a primary food allergy in childhood.

9 Jun 2016

Far-UVC light can combat deadly scourge of drug-resistant surgical site infections

Scientists from the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Medical Center have shown that a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, demonstrating a potentially safe and cost-effective way to reduce surgical site infections, a major public health concern.

9 Jun 2016

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Philips Future Health Index report reveals clash between HCPs and patients over vision for NHS

Innovative advances in medical paediatric orthotics shared at Primary Care and Public Health 2016

Scientists developing cost-effective retinal scanner for early diagnosis of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy

New ultrasensitive magnetometer probe system for detecting cancer moves towards commercialisation

BD launches new safety blood collection device in the UK

Rehabilitation programmes can help reverse frailty in older COPD patients

New model helps predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases

Combining decongestion markers may guide HF hospital discharge

New method helps speed up bacterial identification

Study: About 40% of Hispanic adults with colorectal cancer use CIH

New study finds underutilization of PR therapy among older COPD patients

Women with SLE may have increased cervical cancer risk

Tackling Healthcare Challenges in a Changing World: an Interview with Professor Jeremy Nicholson

Women more likely to be hospitalised for acute ischaemic stroke than men, say researchers

Review makes parents, pediatric practitioners aware of toy age-related safety standards

Avoiding allergens could be best approach to prevent food allergies

Far-UVC light can combat deadly scourge of drug-resistant surgical site infections

NMR-based metabolomics: an interview with Prof. Claudio Luchinat

Thailand certified free of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Barley products lower levels of two types of bad cholesterol linked to cardiovascular risk

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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