Explore the Falsified Medicines Directive and tamper-proof pharmaceutical packaging
Rich Quelch, global head of marketing at Origin, explores what EU serialisation means for the pharmaceutical packaging market and how far the Falsified Medicines...
Learn how a Canadian company is seizing the cannabis drying market
The cannabis drying market is being taken by a storm, where the Canadian company, Canncas, is meeting its customers’ unique needs with diverse solutions.
Canncas...
From promising ideas to commercially viable digital health solutions
EIT Health considers the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering digital health solutions to the market and into healthcare practice.
EIT Health leverages the expertise...
Medicinal cannabis for MS in the UK – a long way from reality
Despite the change in law, the government has failed on its promise to deliver access to potentially life-changing medicinal cannabis - The MS Society...
myLotus: fertility monitoring made easy
myLotus takes the stress (and cost) out of effective fertility monitoring – helping to democratise the fertility journey for all women.
Women are having fewer...
Curing HIV: are we a step closer to tackling the disease?
Could carriers of HIV become infection free? Discover how Professor Ravi Gupta of University College London and the University of Cambridge, UK, presented a...
Study warns that disinfectant in hospitals need to be regulated
Published in Nature Microbiology, research suggests that the use of disinfectant in hospitals to clean and control infections should be regulated as resistance may...
The guide to tackling common zoonotic diseases
What do you know about common zoonotic diseases? Such diseases continue to be a threat to global health, but FAO, OIE and WHO may...
What’s the link between Alzheimer’s disease and head injuries?
According to the researchers at University of Eastern Finland, individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk of experiencing head injuries.
Published in Journal of...
Cancer screening device: detecting cancer from breath
Detecting cancer from breath doesn’t sound possible right? Well, SniffPhone is the new cancer screening device that enables early diagnosis of gastric cancer by...
Beware of toxic chemicals: shisha effects explained
Do you know anything about shisha effects? Well, now published in the journal Circulation, researchers have discovered smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may...
Let’s talk cognitive evolution, tool development and social complexity
Researchers have discovered proof that parallel development between cognitive evolution, tool development, and social complexity exists.
A study analysed the selective attention processes that determine...
Pioneering new medical cannabis clinic opens in UK
UK’s first specialist medical cannabis clinic opened in Manchester - could this be the vital step forward to tackle chronic and debilitating conditions?
9 March...
The eccentric marvels of biology: using tweezers to study FUS droplets
Did you know we can use laser ‘tweezers’ to study FUS droplets? Well, according to the University at Buffalo, USA, studying this protein can...
Explore International Women’s Day, with EIT Health’s Ursula Mühle
Introducing Ursula Mühle, Director of Education for EIT Health, who talks barriers, challenges and the gender question, and delves into how International Women’s Day...
The digital revolution of biobanks: what role is precision medicine playing?
Precision medicine is forcing modern biobanks to shift their focus from sample-driven to data-driven strategies, the IARC’s Zisis Kozlakidis tells Health Europa.
20 years ago,...
A good life longer: Bee Concepts’ vision for the ageing population
Bee Concepts CEO and founder Knut Ruud explains how the company’s innovative solutions are facilitating healthy, active lifestyles for the ageing population.
Today, we live...
What do you know about the therapeutic benefits of Cannabis oil?
Does cannabis oil affect gut inflammation? Can it be used to treat autism spectrum disorder? Discover more as we explore the dynamic world of...
Let’s talk winter reports, NHS staff performance and the NHS Long-Term Plan
Director of Policy at the NHS Confederation, Nick Ville, provides an update regarding the impact of winter on NHS staff performance and how crucial...
E-Cigarettes are raising concerns for the health of the public
Presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session, research shows using e-cigarettes significantly increases chances of heart attack, coronary artery disease...