WHO calls for better hand hygiene
WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high- and lower-income…
Infection/Disease
Reducing plastic waste in hospitals
Reducing plastic waste in hospitals: Health study could save millions of dollars and reduce environmental footprint: Researchers hope to save…
Manufacturing Australian medical devices
Australian medical devices manufacturing facility first: The launch of Australia’s first medical device development and manufacturing facility in Melbourne is…
AI for management of retinal diseases
Development of Artificial Intelligence for the management of retinal diseases - New Christian Doppler Laboratory opened at MedUni Vienna: The…
How stress can stop immune cells in their tracks
How stress can stop immune cells in their tracks: Researchers have discovered that signals produced by nerves in response to stress…
NICE guidelines will delay AF diagnosis
NICE guidelines will delay AF diagnosis: AF Association welcomes the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline…
Tarantula venom treatment for type 2 diabetes
Tarantula venom could provide new treatment avenue for type 2 diabetes: Research presented at DUKPC 2021 reveals molecules found in…
Type 2 diabetes and dementia
New research could help find ways to prevent dementia in people with type 2 diabetes New research, presented at DUKPC…
Surge in UK hay fever sufferers
A new study by Allergy UK in partnership with Kleenex has revealed that nearly half (49%) of the UK population…
Slowing cardiac hypertrophy in dialysis patients
Patients with chronic kidney dysfunction frequently develop thickening of the heart muscle, so-called left ventricular hypertrophy. This is particularly pronounced…