Medicine

How the UK’s Fleming Fund is strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Zimbabwe 

13 March 2023

The UK’s Fleming Fund brings evidence and people together to encourage action against drug resistance. Recently, it has invested in Zimbabwe, helping the country to generate, share and use data to improve antimicrobial use and further investments in...

How the NHS will innovate medicine 

8 March 2023

The UK Government has announced its first-ever Medical Technology Strategy, placing importance on medical technologies, and intending to create a reliable, innovative and effective healthcare system for all.   Patients across the UK are set to...

Unlocking the potential of pain management 

14 February 2023

InterSystems IRIS for Health accelerates PainChek’s global expansion into the hospital sector and capacity to integrate with electronic medical record systems, including InterSystems TrakCare and future FHIR-based home care systems. Philip Daffas, CEO...

Launching recognition at lightspeed 

14 February 2023

Pfizer’s employees worked tirelessly through COVID-19 to produce a vaccine. The company wanted to recognise its employees’ efforts and so partnered with Workhuman to implement a global employee rewards and recognition programme to ensure their...

2023 healthcare outlook: A focused approach for personalised healthcare systems

23 January 2023

Mohamed Ezz Eldin, Head of Innovative Medicines at Novartis Gulf, Gulf Countries, reflects on 2022’s impact on healthcare and predictions for the new year. What will we remember about 2022? Two years after the greatest healthcare crisis of our...

USFDA grants Breakthrough Designation for blood test to help diagnose inaccessible brain tumours

4 January 2023

Datar Cancer Genetics (DCG) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its ‘TriNetra-Glio’, a blood test to help in the diagnosis of brain tumours.  This is the third test...

Rockdoc launches comprehensive testing and care solutions for Influenza, Covid-19 and Strep Throat

4 January 2023

Rockdoc’s Cold and Flu Rescue Kit is the first integrated solution on the Canadian market that allows users to screen for common respiratory illnesses – Strep A, Influenza A and B and COVID-19 – from anywhere and get immediate results and...

Gynov helps manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with flagship product

21 October 2022

Female health is a critical area that often goes under-addressed. Those with important or chronic concerns, from infertility to conditions like Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or Endometriosis, are given the choice of suffering in silence or agreeing to...

New hope for IVF patients as AI can effectively assess genetic integrity of embryos 

1 September 2022

Human Reproduction Journal has published the ground-breaking results of an international clinical study where a novel AI algorithm – called Life Whisperer Genetics – was developed by Presegen, an AI healthcare company, to assess the genetic...

Label expansion strengthens Roche’s portfolio of companion diagnostics

31 August 2022

Roche has announced CE label expansion of the VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) Assay in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a companion diagnostic for Tecentriq (atezolizumab). This advances the company’s commitment to guiding clinical decision-making through...

ZAVA teams up with Mojo for an AI-powered home male fertility test

31 August 2022

ZAVA has launched an at-home male fertility testing with Mojo and its AI-powered microscope. The sperm test kit is unique to the UK market, providing full clinical laboratory results for at-home testing without the stress and awkwardness...