3D printing in surgery: coming to hospitals soon?
3D printing and its associated technologies are gradually taking up a place in the US surgical landscape. According to GlobalData…
22 Jul 2024
How are wearable patches revolutionising women’s health?
Women have long relied on patches for contraception, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and even menstrual tracking. Though they’re not a new concept, recent innovation is pushing the boundaries of what…
15 Jul 2024
Robots with skin: What is next for humanoids?
Having existed since the WABOT-1 was completed in 1972, humanoid robots are a rapidly developing sector – but the ‘human’ aspect has struggled to move from theory to reality. Led…
12 Jul 2024
Explainer: Labour has been elected in the UK – now what?
Following the announcement of the UK Labour Party’s near-landslide victory on 5 July, healthcare workers and life science investors have been tentatively awaiting the first moves and measures of a…
10 Jul 2024
Energised US market opportunity for pulsed field ablation
A new treatment paradigm for atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the horizon in the form of pulsed field ablation (PFA). The technology is earmarked as an advancement over its counterpart…
04 Jul 2024
Does H5N1 avian influenza have pandemic potential?
The global medical community is beginning to mobilise in response to the growing threat of pandemic posed by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. On 2 July, the US government…
01 Jul 2024
Hospital 2040: InfoBionic’s Stuart Long on implementing AI in cardiovascular care
Research by the American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that 184 million Americans, approximately 61% of the population are expected to have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 2050, with…