All articles by Natalie Healey

1. Catch your breath: a device that spots critical Covid-19 cases

   James Whitticase certainly didn’t have a pandemic in mind when he took over the reins of start-up Cambridge Respiratory Innovations…
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   23 Jul
2. Enter the voicebot: an unlikely solution to the elderly care crisis?

   In the UK, adult social care has long been the awkward sibling of the NHS. Approximately 1.5 million older people…
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   16 Jul
3. Eye on the prize: ophthalmology’s digital future

   Most people take their eye health for granted. That is until they have to think about how they’d feel if…
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   30 Jun
4. Are ‘smart’ bandages the future of wound care?

   Chronic wounds are a distressing problem for millions of people. They particularly affect diabetic patients and are a leading cause…
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   23 Jun
5. Medical textiles: scientists spin a good yarn

   The power of needlework should never be underestimated. Where would we be without the textile industry providing natural and synthetic…
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   11 May
6. Is the future of blood testing robotic?

   Some people are more comfortable with needles than others. Being sent for a routine blood test may fill you with…
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   5 May
7. Q&A: trialling virtual workers in the NHS

   Last April, a report from the Taxpayer’s Alliance in the UK estimated that automation could save the NHS £12.5bn a…
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   23 Apr
8. Living livers: how to extend the transplant window

   If you’re unlucky enough to need a liver transplant, you face stiff competition. This organ is in high demand. The…
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   9 Apr
9. Diverse diagnostics: why ‘one size fits all’ doesn’t always work

   Over the decades, new diagnostics have emerged for a range of health conditions, which provide greater accuracy, at a lower…
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   17 Mar
10. What’s the solution to the ethylene oxide crisis?

    At the end of last year, six former teachers from suburban Chicago launched a lawsuit blaming a nearby medical device…
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    27 Feb