RECENT NEWS

A survey conducted by Quin, a pioneering, female-founded, digital health start-up, finds that nearly half (46%) of people with type 1 diabetes need to correct their insulin doses under existing medical guidance.

Early surgical treatment of leg ulcers caused by varicose veins improves healing and reduces the risk of the condition coming back, according to a new study.

The Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc) has announced the postponement of their Annual Conference, which was due to take place in November at Celtic Manor.

Driven by advances in digital technology, precision medicine and the need for improved patient safety the future of surgery is changing, and fast.

Medica 2020 and Compamed 2020 will take place entirely online from 16 to 19 November.

The FIS / HIS International Conference will now take place online between 9 and 11 November 2020.

With clinical staff working hard to clear the elective backlog created by Coronavirus, a new global survey has revealed that a high proportion of surgeons and nurses are suffering from harmful allergic reactions, including blisters and rashes.

NDD Medical Technologies is now offering free, live spirometry training sessions to enhance confidence in lung function testing and ensure the most accurate results.

NICE has announced that it will be hosting a series of free virtual events this autumn including the Shared Learning Awards 2020.

​If unchecked, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will “have the same impact on people’s lives and the economy that COVID-19 is having,” according to former Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, in a new report by the independent think tank, Reform.

The health and social care service’s most senior clinicians and leaders have urged their frontline colleagues to get their annual flu jab as soon as possible, as the first vaccine deliveries start to reach local employers.

Medovate has announced it has received CE Mark Approval for its medical device SAFIRA (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia).

RLDatix has announced that it has acquired the medical equipment SaaS database, oneSource, extending its portfolio of patient safety and risk management solutions.

Heart attack patients who are sarcastic or irritable could be putting their health at risk, according to the latest research.

There were almost twice as many attendances to A&E departments in England for the 10% of the population living in the most deprived areas (3.1 million), compared with the least deprived 10% (1.6 million) in 2019-20, according to official figures.

A new report by Public Health England (PHE) shows the number of annual gonorrhoea diagnoses rose 26% between 2018 and 2019 (from 56,232 to 70,936).

A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued on the risk of foreign body aspiration during intubation, advanced airway management or ventilation.

​Junior doctors in the NHS will now be able to undertake their training in independent hospitals thanks to a new agreement reached between independent healthcare providers and the NHS.

A project at the university of Leeds aiming to improve the investigation and management of patients with suspected angina has received a grant of almost £150,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.

Hospitals across England will soon be able to send secure and standardised clinical patient discharge summaries and outpatient attendance information electronically to GP systems.