Discover the unique COVID-19 remote monitoring device
A group of scientists have developed a unique, remote monitoring device for COVID-19 that attaches to the throat to help fight the pandemic.
To detect...
EIT Health hackathon: solutions for women’s health and digital therapeutics
The annual EIT Health hackathon will be taking place virtually this year – aiming to find solutions for women’s health and digital therapeutics.
The EIT...
Mooevo expands mobility solutions in the COVID-19 hospital at IFEMA
Thanks to an unexpected experience at the current IFEMA Hospital, Mooevo’s engineers have started designing new models to offer new mobility solutions.
Turning reduced mobility...
European Federation of Nurses on Florence Nightingale’s legacy
European Federation of Nurses Associations Secretary General Paul De Raeve and President Elisabeth Adams detail the ways in which EFN’s current lobbying efforts parallel...
Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem in the European Union
Paul De Raeve and Smart4Health Co-ordinator Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves highlight the growing need for Digitalising the healthcare ecosystem with EU-wide electronic healthcare records.
There is increasing...
Immigration Advice Service: the limits of technology in healthcare
Peter Markham of the Immigration Advice Service details the limits of technology in healthcare and why Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an ‘oven ready’...
Incubating innovation: developments in IVF and reproductive science
Rebecca Swann and Jason Kasraie of the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists highlight developments in IVF and reproductive science.
The Association of Reproductive and...
Improving insomnia in young cancer survivors with telehealth
As telehealth explodes across the globe a new online programme is helping adolescent and child cancer survivors by reducing insomnia.
A new, online telehealth programme,...
How technology is addressing modern healthcare challenges
Software and robotics expert Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, explores the need for adaptable infrastructure to...
SureWash interactive hand hygiene training
SureWash provides a cost effective hand hygiene training solution to help achieve compliance, reduce the risk of infections and improve patient outcomes.
In studies of...
Potential new treatment for skin cancer with wearable patch development
A skin patch development could pave the way for new skin cancer treatments in the future that would not require chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Scientists have...
New study demonstrates telehealth effectiveness for neurology patients
A new study has found that telehealth will play an important role in clinical care beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its effectiveness for aftercare...
Graduate talent programme offered following COVID-19 disruptions
Many recent graduates across the world have had to put their dreams of entering the workforce on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so...
BAME women account for majority of UK COVID-19 pregnancy admissions
The UK Government recently released findings that showed how Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups (BAME) people are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Now, a...
Person Centred Software: developing the care home of the future
Health Europa Quarterly speaks to Person Centred Software’s co-founder and director Jonathan Papworth, about developing the care home of the future, and why care...
Could telehealth help to treat symptoms of cancer?
New research has suggested that telehealth could help patients receive the care they need and successfully treat symptoms of cancer.
In light of the COVID-19...
AIVF deploys technology and innovation to boost reproductive science
AIVF’s CEO Daniella Gilboa, CCO Amir Lewkowicz, and VP of Product Ido Hershkovitz tell HEQ how technological innovation affects IVF practitioners and patients.
Reproductive innovation...
Using Artificial Intelligence to determine COVID-19 severity
New technologies are informing the response to COVID-19 across the world, and a new mobile phone app is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to...
COVID-19 telehealth adoption could reduce disparities in healthcare
Researchers have said that the novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – may change the way patients’ appointments are carried out in the future and reduce...
Global Drug Survey shows COVID-19 surge in UK alcohol intake
A new, interim report from the Global Drug Survey has shown that more than half of British respondents have increased the number of days...
