Medical

Lifesum, a health and wellness app with over 45 million users, has revealed how Brits ate during the pandemic, in a year where our usual eating habits became a distant memory and working from home was the new normal. The study analysed eating habits of 10,000 people across the UK by monitoring the app’s key features, including food tracking and personalised diet plans.

Zyter has announced the launch of Zyter Smart Hospitals, an end-to-end intelligent solution that connects a hospital’s disparate data systems, departments, people, and the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technology devices on Zyter’s robust digital communication and collaboration platform.

Remote patient monitoring is revolutionising healthcare. The Internet of Things (IoT), with its wearable sensors, connectivity, and big data, is yielding more effective health monitoring and disease prevention. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

European photonics scientists have developed a new ‘autocorrect’ image processing algorithm to reduce X-ray scatter, meaning children can receive safer, high contrast, low dose X-rays. Clinicians will be able to take a low radiation, digital X-ray image - without the need for an anti-scatter grid - thanks to new innovative ‘scattering suppression software’.

All types of electrical medical equipment can present a range of hazards to the user, the patient and to service personnel. Most design engineers recognise that conformance and verification of medical devices to BS EN IEC 60601-1 will meet the safety standards required for such an item. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of REO UK, has explored the EN 60601-1 standard and how it helps keep both patients and caregivers safe.

Without a doubt, the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation initiatives, and, in our new remote working environment, enterprises are focusing on how they can continue to provide seamless digital experiences to consumers. To achieve this, APIs are widely recognised as the oil that fuels our digital world, and different types of APIs power the digital mesh to which we are now all connected.  Written by Asanka Abeysinghe, Chief Techno...

The uncompromising focus on tackling critical healthcare conditions like breast cancer and other chronic ailments have led to propelling growth of women health devices market lately. According to the World Cancer Research Fund reports, in 2018, there were around 18 million cases of cancer worldwide, of which 8.5 million were primarily identified in women.

Nelumbo nucifera, also known as the Sacred Lotus, is an aquatic plant prized for its beautiful flowers and uses in fine east-Asian cuisine. It’s also the namesake of the ‘lotus effect’, where water simply rolls straight off its hydrophobic skin. A material like this could find many uses, but in medicine is where real changes can be made. Here, Ben Smye, Head of Growth at Matmatch, highlights how self cleaning textiles ...

As COVID-19 continues to impact mental health and access to treatment in the UK, medical device company Flow is reporting a 247% increase in sales of its at-home, brain stimulation headset treatment for depression with 30% of its users overcoming depression during the pandemic.

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