September 1, 2021 Rehab device enables stroke survivors with arm disabilities to do more physical training A rehabilitation device can increase the amount of arm exercises stroke patients do without professional supervision, according to a new study. Over five million people in the UK live with arm weakness, with stroke damage accounting for one million people of those people. The only intervention shown to improve arm function is repetitive, task-specific exercise […]
August 12, 2021 AI-supported test can predict eye disease that leads to blindness A new eye test can be used to predict a condition that can lead to blindness, according to a new study. In a clinical trial of 113 patients led by researchers at Imperial College London and UCL, retinal imaging technology called Detection of Apoptosis in Retinal Cells (DARC) was able to identify areas of the […]
August 4, 2021 Reducing antibiotic use in primary care may be insufficient alone to curtail antimicrobial resistance Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care are insufficient alone to halt the rise in drug resistant E. coli infections in England, a new report concludes. The first evaluation of NHS England’s Quality Premium intervention on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The Quality Premium scheme was introduced in 2015 […]
July 21, 2021 Many ICU staff have experienced mental health conditions in COVID-19 pandemic A high proportion of staff working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced mental health conditions, according to a new study. In a study of 515 healthcare staff working in intensive care units (ICUs) across seven countries, the researchers found that on average 48 percent of participants showed signs of mental health […]