Europe’s oldest operating theatre
A massive leap forward in medical technology took place in the mid 20th century. The most significant change in the UK, after World War Two,...
Tag: technology
Saying goodbye to paper records
The challenge of making data and personal medical information available to individual patients and clinicians in a secure timely way is one that has been...
Robots have bottoms too
“Our team of scientists at Imperial College, London have developed a robotic rectum to help doctors and nurses detect prostate cancer. A rectal examination is often the...
A smiley face app to combat IBS
Smiley yellow faces are not just for emojis. We decided to use this familiar symbol on our new app to help people with Irritable Bowel...
Monitoring food security data through mobile technology
In rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa’s second largest country with vast fertile lands and thousands of lakes, rivers and streams,...
Liver on a Chip
The liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a variety of important functions. As the main organ controlling human metabolism it is...
