7th June 2021
How will Wales cope with growing numbers of people living with chronic conditions?
Journalist Tyler Mears says her life changed when she was diagnosed with lupus.Credit: Tyler Mears The last year has seen health become a top priority, with NHS Wales and the nation’s…
5th June 2021
Welsh company Creo Medical joins forces with UK charities to help emergency Covid-19 response in India
Creo Medical, an innovative medical device developer based in Chepstow, has worked in collaboration with a range of charities and organisations to donate over £130,000 worth of medical equipment to…
5th June 2021
University experts’ Covid-related research
Swansea University researchers are helping to develop wider understanding of Covid-19 in addition to their important focus on vaccines. The University’s Medical School is home to the Centre for Cytochrome…
5th June 2021
New study into green tea’s potential to help tackle Covid-19
As India continues to be ravaged by the pandemic, a Swansea University academic is investigating how green tea could give rise to a drug capable of tackling Covid-19. Dr Suresh…
5th June 2021
Sensyne Health signs deal with DHSC on asymptomatic testing
Clinical AI technology firm Sensyne Health has signed a production contract with the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) to use Sensyne’s MagnifEye AI technology for reading COVID-19 lateral flow…
3rd June 2021
Jiva.Ai Completes £1.3M Seed Funding Round
Jiva.ai Raises £1.3M for Prostate Diagnostics and AI Platform Expansion £1.3M seed financing raised from VC, state-aid backed entity and angel investors. The capital will be used to grow…
3rd June 2021
New Manufacturing Site in South Wales to Create 300 New Jobs
Innova Medical Group, the world’s largest provider of rapid antigen tests, has announced an initial investment in South Wales to start producing millions of COVID lateral flow tests per day…
2nd June 2021
Value Based Healthcare-An Opportunity for Wales
In this Digital Discussion, Carwyn Jones investigates how Wales can maximise the very best outcomes in both the health and social care systems whilst maintaining the funding available. The foundations…
2nd June 2021
How Sustainability Needs Prioritising in Wales’ Med-Tech Sector
Med-Tech and medical manufacturing organisations in Wales have had their fair share of challenges during the recent economic downturn, with perhaps the biggest challenges in supply issues for essential polymers…
1st June 2021
New ENT UK Guidelines Highlights Revised Directions For Potential AGPs Within The ENT Clinic
ENT UK Revised Guidelines ENT UK recently released their latest guidelines for potential Aerosol-Generating Procedures (AGPs) within the ENT Clinic, with a focus on advice for ENT Surgeons conducting upper-airway…
28th May 2021
Volunteers in Wrexham needed for world-first COVID-19 vaccine booster study
Volunteers from within a 50-mile radius of Wrexham are now needed to take part in a new clinical trial to receive a third ‘booster’ COVID-19 vaccine. Public Health Wales is…
28th May 2021
Professor is new head of Government advisory body
A leading Swansea University scientist has been appointed to head a key Government advisory committee by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Gareth Jenkins, professor of molecular carcinogenesis as well as…
28th May 2021
Welsh Company’s Scientific Instruments Used by Canadian Laboratory
Scientific sampling and analysis equipment designed and manufactured by Bridgend headquartered Markes International is being used by Canada’s very first human ‘decomposition lab’ in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The REST team (Research…
28th May 2021
Study sheds new light on link between Covid pressures and suicidal thoughts
New research has revealed more about the impact Covid-19 and lockdown has had on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Wales. There has been concern at how the…
28th May 2021
British health tech firm launches innovative AI Female Hormone Mapping™ product
A ground breaking new product has been launched by Forth to help give women a greater understanding of their hormone cycles to improve female wellbeing and provide answers to women…
28th May 2021
The NICE strategy 2021 to 2026
Dynamic, Collaborative, Excellent The strategy sets out an ambitious vision for our future, building on the solid foundations of the last 22 years. Why now? The world around us…
26th May 2021
Wales Emergency Department Experimental Measures: 6 Months On
Background: Historically one of the few ways to measure Emergency Department performance was to look at the 4 & 12 hour targets. The key challenge here is it doesn’t give…
26th May 2021
Development Bank of Wales Provides Funding to New Care Home Business
Front: Shah Seehootoorah, Nicky Seehootoorah. Back: Emily Jones, Ruby Harcombe Development Bank of Wales has provided £750,000 funding to support a newly established residential care home operator. Shah and Nicky Seehootoorah,…
26th May 2021
CellPath Sign Exclusive Agreement with US-Based Biocare Medical LLC
Newtown headquartered CellPath, a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of products, consumables, and services to aid in cancer diagnostics, has secured the signature of Biocare Medical LLC to become their exclusive…
26th May 2021
How Sustainability Needs Prioritising in Wales’ Med-Tech Sector
Med-Tech and medical manufacturing organisations in Wales have had their fair share of challenges during the recent economic downturn, with perhaps the biggest challenges in supply issues for essential polymers…