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COPD Management Empowerment
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterised by difficulty breathing, coughing and other respiratory symptoms. It is a progressive disease, meaning that these symptoms typically get worse over time. COPD is the sixth leading cause of death in th...
Spirometry and COPD
Spirometry is a commonly used diagnostic test that measures the amount of air a person can inhale and exhale and the speed at which they can do so [1]. It is often used to diagnose and monitor conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [1]. While spiromet...
Why Treatment for Dysmenorrhea is Not Good Enough
In 2003, a paper was published by the University of Maryland called ‘The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of Chronic Pain’, which found that while women experience “more frequent and greater pain” than men, they are likely to “be less well treated than men for ...
A New Therapeutic Paradigm For Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease which affects around 50 million people of all ages worldwide [1]. The disease is characterised by recurrent seizures caused as a result of excessive electrical discharges in a group of brain cells. Epilepsy is non-contagious, and although there...
A Deep Tech Startup Approach To AI Safety
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is truly upon us. Used safely and responsibly, it has the potential to solve long-established challenges and create new opportunities to achieve improved patient outcomes and more frictionless experiences for patients and ph...
Is Telehealth Humanising Healthcare?
THE EXPLOSION OF TELEHEALTH: WHAT DID WE LEARN? As of February 23rd, Bloomberg reports that more than 213 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide. With every dose administered, the world edges nearer and nearer to returning to a vaguely familiar, d...
The Global Blood Pressure Problem: is the Solution Staring Us in the Face?
LET'S START WITH THE FACTS
The Global Blood Pressure Problem: is the Solution Staring Us In The Face?
LET'S START WITH THE FACTS
24th European Microelectronics Packaging Conference and Exhibition
The 24th European Microelectronics Packaging Conference will return to the United Kingdom at the Genome Centre, near Cambridge, from 12-14th September 2023. The event will present the latest developments in the field of microelectronics packaging and interconnection technologies from in...
electronRx moves to new premises to facilitate growth plans
Cambridge-based health tech company electronRx has moved into its new office within Compass House in Histon to facilitate its future expansion. ...