Why More Women Should Consider Doctor-preneurship
Healthcare is dominated by women. In the NHS 52 per cent of GPs are female, 85 per cent of nursing…
Innovation
Laser to change eyecolour
Technology from the US could mean that someone could change their eyecolour permanently using a special type of laser. Dr…
Can a rural hand pump tell you it’s not well?
Predictive health monitoring is widely used in engineering applications to detect damage to infrastructure as early as possible. Forecasting failure…
Is eternal youth bioavailable?
Bio-identical Hormone Therapy (BHT) was conceived three decades ago by US physician Dr Jonathan Wright as a natural alternative to…
Telementoring in surgery is a global revolution
MATTU, the UK’s first International Centre of Telemedicine based at Surrey University and the Royal Surrey County Hospital, has telementoring…
Electromagnetic radiation – a critical health issue for medics?
Doctors spend a lot of time on their smartphones and tablets, not just to talk to colleagues, but to look…
The downfalls of telehealth for the vulnerable elderly
There is no doubt the medical world is constantly changing, and the use of technology is both increasing, and helping…
Telehealth – here to stay?
The digital revolution has had a huge impact on society as a whole, helping to connect people and build relationships,…
Depth perception in key-hole surgery
When Phillipe Bozzini first designed and used his Lichtleiter in 1803 to peer into the human body, the medical world…
Hover Stretcher (1961)
The Hoverstretcher. One of the less brilliant ideas dreamed up by medical scientists in 1961. Developed in collaboration with the…