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An eminent heart surgeon claims the rapid development of transcatheter surgical techniques represent the biggest short and medium-term challenges – and the most exciting innovation, for heart surgeons today. The world's 'most difficult cookbook' has been launched to help heart surgeons address some of these challenges.

A leading microbiologist and infection control expert at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the President of the British Infection Association.

Nanoflex Robotics AG, a remote robotic surgical company based in Switzerland, has received the internationally recognised ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system in designing and manufacturing remote robotic devices for endovascular interventions.

Long-term landlord and curator of the Harley Street Medical Area (HSMA), The Howard de Walden Estate is returning to Arab Health for the seventh year, accompanied by 13 of their world-class clinics, medtech and hospital groups.

Following the initial agreement of the strategic partnership on 21 August 2023, Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, and Icon Group, Australia’s largest specialist oncology services provider, are announcing the next step in their strategic partnership through a new collaboration at Nuffield Health Cancer Centre London (CCL) and exploring growth opportunities across the network.

Surgical Holdings, a family run manufacturer and repairer of surgical instruments with a core focus on sustainability, has announced the launch of the 'Surgical Holdings Academy,' a pioneering platform designed to offer medical device education for healthcare professionals.

Increases in symptoms of depression are associated with a subsequent increase in bodyweight when measured one month later, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have reported how combining health data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data in patients with cancer can help doctors provide more tailored care for their patients.

MedTech company Karl Storz has announced the acquisition of the innovative software manufacturer Innersight Labs, (ISL) headquartered in London.

Screening for breast, bowel and cervical cancer will be made quicker and more effective under plans to roll out the use of digital images to detect cancer.

Three new orthopaedic operating theatres built at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge by MTX using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are playing a leading role in a national scheme to deliver more than 50 new surgical hubs across England.

A new study published recently in Nature Communications details that markers of brain injury are present in the blood many months after COVID-19 infection, despite inflammation blood tests being normal.

According to the UK Sepsis Trust, every year about 48,000 people die from sepsis-related illness. Getting treatment to the patient rapidly is essential if as many lives as possible are to be saved. When every second counts, Medstor module carts take care to the point of treatment quickly and efficiently.

Bender UK has been awarded the contract to deliver critical power supply solutions and equip four state-of-the-art theatres at the new £100 million The Harborne Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK.

A new app-based service is set to go from strength to strength as it transitions to a national programme in support of the NHS and social care workforce, says InnoScot Health.

The National Joint Registry (NJR) has given ‘Gold’ Quality Data Provider awards to 34 hospitals from Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, for their commitment to high quality care and patient safety reporting in orthopaedics surgery.

There has been a concerning rise in cases of extensively antibiotic-resistant Shigella sonnei infections, mainly in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), UKHSA has announced.

More people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could soon access rehabilitation programmes after draft guidance from NICE conditionally recommended two technologies to provide digital services to NHS patients.

More than six million tests, scans and health checks have taken place at community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across the country, helping speed up diagnoses and treatments for NHS patients.

Until now, detailed mapping of the heart’s electrical activity was rare – requiring either a catheter to be inserted inside the heart cavity or carried out using single-use devices that were costly and time consuming to set up, and involve radiation. But an electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) vest, developed by UCL researchers, holds potential to be used in standard care as it is re-usable and time-efficient, with only five minutes needed per patient.