Professor Preethi Kesavan, Director of Studies and Head, School of Advanced Technology and Digital Media at the London School of Business and Finance Singapore, analyses the Singaporean perspective on science and technology in advancing global healthcare.
The average wages for healthcare workers rose less than wages in other industries during 2020 and the first six months of 2021 across the US – despite the pandemic causing healthcare burnout.
Higher mortality has been found in patients with COVID-19 who did not receive ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) – despite many having no health complications.
Though healthcare everywhere advocates for AI, health barriers are presented with minority ethnic groups – as bias can be exacerbated against minority ethnic groups in datasets.
With limited knowledge about how non-communicable diseases affect vulnerable populations, researchers find that indigenous people are unusually affected by hypertension.
The virus is described as respiratory, but recovered COVID patients can experience significant cognitive problems - such as brain fog, confusion or forgetfulness.
Andrew Nunn, Professor of Epidemiology, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, describes the first phase 3 trial of a shortened treatment for MDR-TB.
A report by the NHS Race and Health Observatory finds "clear inequalities" in how ethnic minorities are less likely to be given Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Magnus Heunicke, Minister for Health at the Danish Ministry of Health, argues that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to Denmark moving towards personalised medicine.
Vaccinated adults with COVID-19 had less severe illness during the omicron surge compared with unvaccinated adults – who were more likely to need intensive care.
Despite healthcare workers experiencing the negative effects of the COVID-19 virus, many did not intend on being vaccinated – new research highlights that their outlooks have changed.
In Canada, a coalition of organisations are funding £11.6 million (CAD 20 million) into Women RISE - a call for gender and health equality research projects.
