The strength of cannabis has doubled across Europe in the last 11 years, according to the first study to track changes in the drug across the continent, writes Maya...
January 9th, 2019Medgadget has released its list of the most notable developments in medical technology in 2018. The selection was based on a technology’s clinical importance, the...
July 11th, 2018UK research has found that a mindfulness-based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition. The research led by Dr Laurence McKenna from...
April 18th, 2018Scientists in the United Kingdom have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch that promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick...
March 28th, 2018Public health experts are divided on whether tobacco industry efforts to reduce health impacts and death through smoke-free products should be engaged with or snubbed,...
In a first of its kind study, University of Bath researchers concluded that exercise in a fasted state might provoke more favourable changes in adipose tissue than when...
April 5th, 2017A lung probe that diagnoses bacterial infections could prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units, UK researchers believe, reports BBC News.
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The leadership of a World Health Organisation (WHO) treaty on tobacco control has proposed barring delegates with ties to state-owned tobacco firms from its upcoming...
August 3rd, 2016NHS England tried to sabotage the release of hepatitis C drugs because it couldn't afford them, reports The BMJ, following a joint investigation with the universities of...
April 27th, 2016A new infection alert system in catheters could prevent serious infections in millions of hospital patients worldwide. The system, developed at the University of Bath,...
