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The latest health news from organisations working in the medical science sector to explore and develop effective new techniques for the delivery of cutting edge healthcare.

Super flu surge pushes NHS toward ‘worst-case scenario’ as winter pressures mount

NHS faces unprecedented winter pressures as super flu hospitalisations surge, A&E demand hits record levels, and strike action looms.

Stop taking probiotics until you know what your gut microbiome needs

Qures discusses why generic probiotics may not work and how a personalised stool test and diet plan can restore your gut's natural balance.

Hypothiocyanite: The rise of a promising one-health molecule

Richard Stead, CEO of Qures Group, discusses the century-long history of Hypothiocyanite and the Lactoperoxidase System.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest health news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 3 and Goal 10.

Good Health and Well-being - UN SDG Goal 3 Reduced Inequalities - UN SDG Goal 10

UK-based consortium has been granted £12.2m to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2

The UK Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund has granted £12.2m to COG-UK to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

The National Cancer Institute on the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment

Matthew Wolf of the National Cancer Institute spoke to Innovation News Network’s Caitlin Magee, about the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment.

Fucoxanthin compound in brown seaweeds show promising effects when treating brain cancer

A UK-based project has found that a compound in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common forms of malignant brain...

AI – an innovative solution to breast cancer detection

Interview with Dr Axel Gräwingholt, Clinical Co-Chair of the Guidelines Development Group (GDG) at the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer and AI

Common anti-depressant could treat patients with childhood sarcoma

A new study has found that a common anti-depressant may stop the spread of childhood sarcoma in mice and laboratory cell experiments.

Patients with a rare bowel cancer could benefit from immunotherapy

A new study conducted at the University of Birmingham, UK, has revealed that patients suffering from a rare type of bowel cancer could be...

New method of quickly generating T-cells for cancer therapy

Researchers have developed a new method of quickly generating T-cells, which are used in cancer immunotherapy to destroy tumour cells. In the September issue of...

New gold nanotubes can kill cancer cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed a new gold nanotube that can heat and kill cancer cells. More than 2,600 people are...

New hopes for paediatric soft tissue sarcomas

Dr Michele Bernasconi from the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) at the University of Bern, discusses the potential for nanomedicine and immunotherapies to offer...

Accelerating cancer detection with genome sequencing

Sarah Killcoyne, Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute, discusses a newly-developed statistical model that uses genomic sequencing to accurately predict the risk of...

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