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NHS staff shortages, NHS backlog

Reducing the NHS patient backlog – A long term plan

Andrew Metcalfe, Director of Intelligent Infection Control Services Limited, LumiBio, discusses the benefits of utilising existing technologies to mitigate the ongoing staff shortages in the NHS.
hiv risk transgender

The disproportionate risk of HIV amongst the transgender community

A new study estimates HIV disproportionately affects trans feminine women, with 20% of trans feminine individuals being positive with the virus, highlighting the need for prevention efforts and appropriate sex education.
HIV medication women

How can preferred HIV medication disproportionately impact women?

A new study on HIV medication treatment discovered persistent disparities between sex and age, potentially subjecting women to worse HIV treatment outcomes on the drug dolutegravir.
digital identity trends

Top 5 digital identity trends injecting trust back into governance

Here, Robert Zapfel iov42 Founder, outlines the top 5 digital identity trends that are injecting trust back into governance and enterprise
covid-19 algorithm

The algorithm predicting COVID-19 patients in need of intensive care

An algorithm can predict the severity of COVID patients' illnesses depending on how many of them will be highly likely or unlikely to need intensive care or ventilation.
Sunny Dosanjh

Sunny Dosanjh – Deloitte MCS Ltd

Sunny Dosanjh leads Deloitte’s Healthcare AI and Data team.
Microsoft Teams Calling

How can Microsoft Teams Calling improve Government?

Nathan Hill-Haimes, Investor & Co-Founder at Amvia, looks at what Microsoft Teams Calling is, how governments use it and its advantages over traditional telephony.
Men's mental health

Men’s mental health and inequalities

Kirsty Mason, copywriter at men’s health company, Numan, discusses mental health inequalities among ethnic minorities, LGBT+ and middle-aged men.
medicolegal death

Shortages in medicolegal death investigation

In the second part of a series of articles, shortages in medicolegal death investigation are placed under the spotlight by Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD, Chief Medical Examiner at Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
UK women domestic abuse, violence against women

Study finds UK women living with abusers more likely to catch COVID

According to data collected during the first and second wave in the UK, women living in domestic abuse conditions were more likely to catch COVID - during globally observed "increased rates of violence".
digital transition, digital europe

European Commission to invest €2 billion towards digital transition

Investing nearly €2 billion from their Digital Europe Programme, the European Commission aims to strengthen their digital solutions to benefit citizens and businesses.
mandatory covid vaccination, NHS staff

UK introduce mandatory COVID vaccination for NHS staff

From April 2022, there will be a mandatory COVID vaccination requirement for NHS staff - currently over 100,000 staff are unvaccinated.

The evolving role of telemedicine in epilepsy care

Arun Swaminathan MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Epilepsy at the University of Nebraska explores the challenges and benefits of telemedicine following the COVID-19 pandemic.
access to prep, HIV epidemic

US study finds social bias can influence access to PrEP

A new study, published in AIDS and Behavior, finds that healthcare providers still have some social bias about who should be given PrEP - the HIV prevention drug.
mitochondrial disorders, rare genetic disorders

Whole genome sequencing increases rare disorder diagnosis by 31%

Whole Genome Sequencing from a single blood test has been found to pick up over a third more cases of rare genetic disorders than standard tests do.
PAXLOVID

Pfizer COVID-19 pill 89% effective against death

Pfizer has announced that its antiviral pill, PAXLOVID, is 89% effective in reducing COVID-19 hospitalisation and death.
breast cancer patients, home test

Finalising a home test kit for breast cancer patients

A home test kit enabling patients with Breast cancer to test their blood nears its final development stages, with support from the NHS and inventors Entia and Pfizer.
men's health

The importance of addressing men’s health in 2021

Men’s health, both physical and mental is a topic that often gets brushed under the carpet. Here we explore what is being done to ensure men are receiving the healthcare they need this ‘Movember’.
uk pregnancy outcome, one million births

Study finds stark class difference in UK pregnancy outcomes

A study, based on over one million NHS births across the UK, reveals a racial and socio-economic difference in UK pregnancy outcomes.
dementia cases

What do rising dementia cases after the pandemic mean for local government?

John Ramsay, Founder and Managing Director of Social-Ability, discusses what rising dementia cases mean for local authorities and social care spending.

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