Hospital receives historic $100 million gift to establish Institute of Immunology and Inflammation

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham, has received an historic $100 million gift from eminent biotechnology entrepreneur Gene Lay, MS, DVM, founder and CEO of BioLegend, through the Laygend Foundation. The landmark gift, the largest in the Brigham’s history, will establish The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation of […]

Closed Loop Medicine, Pharmanovia enter co-development partnership for precision medicine combination therapeutics

Closed Loop Medicine, a leading TechBio company, developing combination prescription drug plus software therapy products that enable personalized dose optimization, and Pharmanovia, a global pharmaceutical company, have entered a global co-development partnership.

Four digital skills that healthcare professionals need to brush up on for the workplace of tomorrow

By Matt Smith, Channel Development Manager at PFU EMEA It’s said that by 2030, up to 85 million jobs [1] will go unfilled globally, generating an US$8.5 trillion gap between possible and realised annual revenue. One of the main reasons for so many jobs going unstaffed is people not possessing or being trained on the […]

Insulin administration: New research questions bias in safety device selection

MindMetre Research became aware of anecdotal evidence that, in some instances, the use of passive safety devices may be linked to mis-dosage and non-delivery of insulin. The company decided to investigate further through research among NHS Trusts in England and Wales, under the terms of the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act. In this article, […]

Augmented and virtual reality are helping shape the future of medical education

By Vikram Savkar The field of medical education is constantly adapting in the face of new challenges, new technologies, and evolving consumer tastes. Today, these factors are converging to make virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) training a present-day reality in medical education, something that would have seemed unlikely even a few years ago.

Build essential healthcare leadership skills for a sustainable future

The International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre will hold a masterclass in October, in Lisbon, Portugal, to teach strategies for healthcare leaders to implement and manage sustainability practices.

Researchers in Singapore invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

Affordable and ingestible capsule monitors radiation dose, pH and temperature in the gastrointestinal tract in real time, and could benefit gastric cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

Engineers design sutures that can deliver drugs and sense inflammation

MIT engineers have designed tissue-derived “smart” sutures, pictured here, that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. the sutures are coated with hydrogels that can be embedded with sensors, drugs, or cells that release therapeutic molecules.

AI-based automated blood-drawing device looks set to make phlebotomy departments way more efficient

International Hospital speaks to Toon Overbeeke, CEO & co-founder, and Brian Joseph, commercial director & co-founder, of the start-up Vitestro about their automated blood drawing device for which they have recently received significant support from a Series A funding round.

Change in guidance: Women should be screened for breast cancer starting at 40

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has posted a draft recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer. The Task Force now recommends that all women get screened for breast cancer every two years starting at age 40.