Phages: A potential new solution to defeat antimicrobial resistance
Minmin Yen, Founding CEO of PhagePro, illustrates the potential of phages as a solution to antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, placing...
Broadening the scope of respiratory infection control
Marinomed’s CSO, Dr Eva Prieschl-Grassauer explains how Carragelose can offer an extra line of defence against respiratory infection, including coronaviruses and support infection control.
From...
Population data: Powering healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, Director of the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute, explores how data can be utilised to improve healthcare processes and how...
GRAM report: Antimicrobial resistance involved in five million deaths
In a truly harrowing development, the highly-anticipated GRAM report has shockingly revealed that 1.2 million deaths were directly caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in...
Machine learning model predicts the likelihood of recovering from Covid
A new study has found that 14 proteins in the blood of critically ill patients are associated with recovering from Covid.
A single blood sample...
BIPOC representation essential in vaccine clinical trials
Dr Michele Andrasik, Senior Staff Scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, outlines the importance of BIPOC representation in vaccine clinical trials.
Black, Indigenous, and...
Severe symptoms of COVID-19 reduced by a genetic variant
A new Swedish meta-study has discovered that a particular gene variant can protect against severe symptoms of COVID-19.
The research, pioneered by experts at the...
The impact of being unvaccinated from Covid in pregnancy
A new study showed that being unvaccinated from Covid in pregnancy increases the likelihood to have poor birth outcomes.
People who contracted Covid in pregnancy...
One in ten people may still be infectious after ten-day covid isolation
One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the ten-day COVID isolation period, according to new research.
The research...
ACD Pharma: Bacteriophages against multi-drug resistant bacteria
A small Norwegian R&D company are making monumental strides in the global fight against multi-drug resistance, constructing the world's first large-scale plant for producing...
LumiraDx C-reactive protein test accomplishes CE Marking
A cutting-edge, novel C-reactive protein test has successfully achieved CE Marking, a significant advancement in infection diagnostics.
Developed by LumiraDx, pioneering experts in the field...
Psychological distress associated with increased risk of COVID-19
A new study has found that people that experienced psychological distress at the start of the pandemic were at greater risk of COVID-19 infection.
The...
Combatting Covid transmission with cutting-edge wearable technology
In a groundbreaking development toward eradicating Covid transmission, a team of experts has designed a new wearable technology that examines the user’s air exposure...
Reducing vaccine hesitancy with new COVID-19 risk calculator
Australian researchers have created a COVID-19 risk calculator to encourage discourse about getting vaccinated. Health Europa spoke to Dr Kirsty Short, virologist and co-lead...
Diagnostics against antimicrobial resistance – the next big move
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health crisis, but there are still areas where diagnostics can help hinder it.
When was the last time...
T cells from the common cold cross-protect against SARS-CoV-2
New research provides the first evidence of a protective role for T cells from the common cold at the time of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and...
Designing antimicrobial materials with plasma-based engineering
The concern over antibiotic-resistant infections with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has increased antimicrobial material development in recent...
Confirmatory PCR tests temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow tests
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed that a PCR test is no longer required to confirm coronavirus if a positive lateral flow...
Ethnically diverse communities reluctant to test for Covid due to alienation
A Kingston University, London study has revealed that people from Black and Asian backgrounds were reluctant to test for Covid due to feelings of...
Over 90% of UK people have received their first Covid vaccine
New data from the Department of Health and Social Care revealed that over 90% of the UK population aged over 12 has received their...
