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Climate change: Decisive action needed
Steve Malkin, CEO and Founder of the Planet Mark, argues that when it comes to climate change, decisive action is needed, not debate.
People with obesity nearly three times as likely to get Type 2 diabetes
New research by the American Heart Association finds that obesity is a factor in almost half of all new cases, with obese individuals significantly more likely to get Type 2 diabetes.
Oral health and restorative dentistry
Karlo Jacutan, on behalf of Dental Arch, comments on the importance of promoting oral health among populations during the COVID-19 pandemic and restorative dentistry.
Ensuring total infection control in 2021
Jackie Hook, Head Technical Chemist (CChem MRSC) at JLA Ltd underlines the importance of ensuring total infection control in 2021.
Unpaid carers will have access to free PPE through national scheme
Unpaid carers will now benefit from free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) through a new national scheme, the UK government has announced.
Residents flying to the UK must pay £1,750 for quarantine hotel
Residents flying from any of the 33 "red-list" countries will now have to pay online for a quarantine hotel before travelling - which includes two COVID tests that will now be made mandatory.
A post-Brexit economy: Where do we go next?
Institute of Economic Development Executive Director Nigel Wilcock and Director Paul Frainer discuss economic life in the UK after leaving the European Union.
Sustainable technology in the age of a pandemic
Lecturer and Interdisciplinary Researcher Chad Manian examines the progress of sustainable IT in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, and discusses digital transformation as a means of crisis response.
Empowering governments and their people through digitisation
Tracey Lethbridge, head of UK public sector at OpenText, discusses how digital technologies could empower governments and their people during the current pandemic and beyond.
How has the pandemic changed the insolvency landscape of retail and hospitality
Edward Wade, Content Author and Technical SEO at Wilson Field, explores how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the insolvency landscape of the retail and hospitality sector.
The science and art of dispensing optics
The science and art of dispensing optics are ever dynamic, writes Daryl Newsome from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians. Opticians must adopt new technology, adapt their practice of dispensing and take ownership of innovation, he argues.
AstraZeneca vaccine cannot stop the South African mutation
The new results led to the South African Government suspending use of AstraZeneca in their vaccination programme, as it is no longer able to stop the mutation - but could still prevent hospitalisation and fatality.
Scientists saw COVID mutating in patient after convalescent plasma
UK based scientists witnessed how COVID-19 can mutate in a highly vulnerable patient, even when that person is undergoing convalescent plasma treatment.
Scientists invent AI that creates COVID vaccine candidates within seconds
Scientists usually take months to analyse potential mutations of the virus, but this new AI can create COVID vaccine candidates within seconds.
UK collaboration will revolutionise rare disease treatment
The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) has developed a scalable, sustainable and more cost-effective way to manufacture oligonucleotides and treat rare diseases.
97.2% of in-person COVID test results returned the next day
NHS Test and Trace turnaround times continue to rise as 97.2% of in-person COVID test results are returned the next day.
European Commission presents Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
The European Commission has announced its Europe's Beating Cancer Plan which sets out a new EU approach to cancer prevention, treatment and care.
Innovate UK invests £900k into cloud-based pharmacy dispensary software
Innovate UK has invested a further £900k of funding into Titan, a cloud-based medicine dispensary software for pharmacies.
Patient flow and bed management: How does your Trust manage it?
Paul Barrett, TeleTracking UK, explains how automating patient flow and bed management in real-time can transform hospital operations, free up time for nurses to care, reduce stress on caregivers and importantly improve patient outcomes.
Data finds 300mg of coffee can solve short term cognitive impairment
Professor Renata Riha, at the Edinburgh Department of Sleep Medicine, released new data about how coffee can balance short term cognitive impairment - as experienced by sleep deprived people, or shift pattern workers.