While the coronavirus outbreak can feel like a plague from the history books, the reality is that pandemics have occurred regularly over the past 20 years, such as SARS in 2002-3, H5N1 bird flu in 2006-7, H1N1 swine flu in 2009, and the MERS virus in 2012-2015, and experts predict that there will be more …
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Over a quarter of adults in the UK are affected by hypertension, which puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs.
In response to the government’s request for help, Dyson has announced it is developing a brand new type of ventilator for the NHS to assist with the fight against the coronavirus, reports Forbes. The company, headed by British inventor Sir James Dyson, said in a statement it had been working with The Technology Partnership, a …
Many people understand that they need to be careful of their blood pressure, with people often focusing on what they can do to reduce a high blood pressure, but in certain groups, a low blood pressure could actually be more dangerous. That’s the finding of research carried out at the University of Exeter, which conducted …
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A pilot project could possibly take place this year to see how effective offering high blood pressure tests in pharmacies could potentially be.
A recent report from the British market research company, finnCap showed that the UK’s healthcare providers and companies could benefit greatly from employing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The sector has incredibly large amounts of data to handle, and would greatly benefit from integrating AI. The applications for AI are almost endless, from drug innovations and …
There are an increasing number of devices in use within hospitals & other care settings that have a significant positive impact on patient care and health.
A life-saving medical device that was created with the assistance of a leading UK prototype specialist is set to undergo its trials in hospitals in Norway,