Category: Features
England’s Sally Davies wants DNA tests to be routine for cancer patients
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, said DNA tests should be routinely offered to cancer patients to help select the best treatments for them. Dame Sally says in her annual report that the National Health Service (NHS) must […]
Proper medication tools, instructions may help prevent overdoses
Picture-based instructions and proper dosing tools that closely match the amount of medication needed may help parents prevent medication overdoses in children, according to researchers. Poorly designed medication labels and dosing tools lead to dosing errors, especially when parents are […]
Medical Fair Thailand 2017 shows record-breaking sales, participation
This year’s edition of Medical Fair Thailand will be the event’s largest edition yet, featuring 700 exhibitors from 45 countries including 18 National Pavilions and country groups on a show floor that has expanded by 20% compared to 2015, at […]
Almost 10% of US babies born preterm, numbers to continue to rise
The rate of premature births in the US is at almost 10% and the numbers will continue to go up, a new government report showed. There are also more low birth weight babies born last year than in previous years, […]
Pharma giants looking to AI to speed up drug discovery
The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies are looking into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost the speed of drug discovery, with Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) leading the pack with the signing of a new US$43 million deal in the […]
Philip Morris says iQOS could be key to smoke-free UK in the future
Tobacco group Philip Morris International believes that its iQOS heated tobacco product can contribute to make UK smoke-free in the coming years, a company executive said. Since iQOS was launched in the UK in December, Philip Morris has found that […]
Addressing the challenge of medical malpractice
Patient safety is at the crux of healthcare innovations. Nevertheless, despite the advancements in medical and healthcare systems, few lapses can still occur, which may cause patient dissatisfaction; or at worst, pose risk to patient’s safety. In this exclusive interview […]
New antiviral drug candidate inhibits SARS, MERS, bat coronaviruses
A new antiviral drug candidate, called GS-5734, inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses, including the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, according to a report by a multi-institutional team of investigators. Further development of the drug candidate for the treatment and prevention […]
New diagnostic system provides faster results, antibiotic customization
Researchers at the at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with the use of nanotechnology, image processing tools and statistical analysis, have developed a new diagnostic system that makes for faster diagnostics, earlier and more effective treatment of infectious bacteria through […]
Simplified new-gen antibiotic effective against multi-drug resistant infections
Simplified forms of a new generation antibiotic called teixobactin produced by scientists have been found to be successful in defeating multi-drug resistant infections such as MRSA. The team, led by Dr. Ishwar Singh at the University of Lincoln in the […]
