Healthcare Innovation Related News
Connecting healthcare with The Electronic Health Record Association
The Electronic Health Record Association explains the benefits of digital healthcare for both patients and healthcare providers.
Considering how accustomed we are to sharing, storing,...
Physical tokens for COVID-19 contact tracing
Experts, customers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs came together for an EIT Health discussion exploring the use of physical tokens for COVID-19 contact tracing.
By Stephanie Price
At...
UK aims to be a life sciences superpower following COVID-19
The UK is set to improve research, treatment, care, and clinical decision-making as part of plans to make the country a life sciences superpower...
Skin regeneration discovery could mark huge plastic surgery advancement
In a groundbreaking study, a research team has found that chronic wounds in preclinical models were able to heal with normal, scar-free skin following...
Study suggests that depression symptoms may be reduced through education
A novel mental health monitor has indicated that the lives of people with depression symptoms could be drastically improved if others understood their condition.
The...
Nanoparticle ‘traps’ and immune system create novel COVID-19 treatment
A novel treatment for COVID-19 has been developed using nanoparticles that capture the virus in the body and use the immune system to destroy...
Healthcare Anywhere: innovation for patient empowerment
Healthcare Anywhere’s empowering app helps patients to manage their long-term health conditions at home.
Healthcare is changing and Healthcare Anywhere believes it is able to...
COVID-19 testing strategy improves result speeds for healthcare workers
A team of scientists have generated an innovative system to accelerate COVID-19 testing times for healthcare workers.
The team, comprised of scientists from the University...
Nanoparticles could be a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance
A team of researchers are using nanoparticles as a completely new way of fighting antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotics resistance is increasing across the globe as germs...
High-tech, ultrasonic vibrating needles could transform cancer diagnostics
Researchers have modified the standard biopsy needle to create a high-tech needle that can improve cancer diagnostics and reduce discomfort for patients.
Currently, cancer diagnosis...
Exploring the benefits of AI and data in healthcare
Patrick Malléa and Jérémy Clech of the AI4EU consortium tell HEQ about the benefits and challenges offered by AI in clinical research and care.
Healthcare...
All-in-one test provides solution for detection and surveillance of COVID-19
Researchers have developed a new all-in-one COVID-19 test which provides a solution for detection and surveillance of viruses that could help mitigate COVID-19 infection...
Report warns of urgent need for AI and digital systems in EU healthcare
A new EIT Health report has outlined the urgent need for a post-pandemic technological revolution, harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital applications, to prevent...
The importance of communication and teamwork in OR and telemedicine
Hospital operating rooms (OR) are spaces in which medical personnel performs often complex surgeries and tasks with many interactions between humans and equipment. Even...
Using computer analysis to create diets that prevent disease
New research has used computer analysis to help design specifically tailored diets that could help prevent disease.
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden...
Novel CRISPR tool allows unprecedented control of epigenetic inheritance
Scientists have developed a novel CRISPR technology tool that allows for superior control of epigenetic inheritance for up to 450 generations, paving the way...
Mental disorder diagnosis breakthrough could offer personalised treatment
A breakthrough study has provided new insights into the biological basis of mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar, that offers a promising blood...
New antimicrobial nanotech could prevent and treat superbugs
A new nanothin antibacterial coating has been developed that could help prevent and treat deadly superbugs.
A team of researchers led by RMIT University in...
Cymatics for healthcare: applying the science of sound in cancer surgery
The world's first scientific acoustic instrument that renders sound visible in water – the CymaScope – may help surgeons differentiate between healthy and cancerous...
Understanding air filtration and UV disinfection in a medical environment
Sanuvox Technologies founder Normand Brais explains why UV purification is the most effective air disinfection method for medical, commercial and residential environments.
Evidence has accumulated...