Innovation Category

Highlighting amazing innovations in healthcare and medicine.

AI could worsen existing health inequities

Diabetes, Heart Disease, Infection/Disease
Flare-ups of gout linked to heart attack …
Flare-ups of gout are linked to heart attack and stroke, says new study: Experts at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with experts at Keele University, have found that the …
Infection/Disease
Immune boosting TB vaccination
The immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Infection/Disease, Paediatrics
Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19
University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses. Dr Kirsty Short from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular …
Cancer, Heart Disease, Innovation
Rapid biomarker diagnostics for Cancers and heart …
Rapid biomarker diagnostics for Cancers and heart disease: Imperial researchers have built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly. The new …
Junior Doctors, NHS
Simulation approach stimulates students
Simulation approach stimulates students, says professor praised for her educational approach: University of Bradford Professor Maryann Hardy has been awarded a coveted National Teaching Fellowship for her inspirational approach to educational …