Robots are advancing healthcare in a range of areas: assistive surgical systems, transport of patients and medical goods within hospitals, or as part of wearables and implants. However, current solutions focus on complex, expensive robotic systems – a trend that needs to change to take full advantage of the technology's benefits, a leading expert urges. We also cover a new QC approach to laboratory medicine, advances in breast cancer detection, the effects of global warming on medication, and more. Enjoy reading!
Article • Affordable and widely accessible
Robotics applied in support of patient wellbeing
Keeping technology simple and affordable is key in helping patients to fully benefit from robotic systems, according to a leading expert in the field. While expensive and complex systems have been developed, Professor Heike Vallery believes the full ...
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News • MRI, DR, mammographyHigh-end imaging equipment for NovaLife PolyclinicOn 9 December 2023, NovaLife Polyclinic, with over 15 years of experience in the private healthcare sector in Timișoara, proudly inaugurated its state-of-the-art branch in the vibrant capital city of Bucharest. |
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Article • QC at AACC 2023New risk-based quality control assessment for clinical labsJuggling the cost of quality control (QC) resources versus the risk of testing error is a balancing act no clinical laboratory manager enjoys. It is an inexact process, itself prone to error, which can impact the operations of hospital labs and ... |
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News • Histological transformationHow lung cancer can transform into another typeUnder certain circumstances, lung tumours can transform into another, more aggressive cancer type. Now, researchers have found a way to illuminate this process, known as histological transformation. |
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Article • During lumpectomyFluorescence-guided surgery identifies breast cancer in marginsBreast surgery is a traumatic experience for a woman, no matter whether breast-conservation surgery (BCS) or a mastectomy. Trauma levels are greatly enhanced, if pathological evaluation findings of an excised breast tumour following a lumpectomy ... |
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News • Portable diagnostic toolBreast cancer detection: New program tracks tumour heatResearchers in Singapore have developed an AI-based software to assist in the early detection of breast cancer. Using thermal imaging, the program assesses the malignancy of a tumour. |
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News • Appeal for better approval conditionsAI in personalised cancer medicine: “A fundamental change is needed”AI technology holds promise for personalised cancer therapies. However, rigid and slow approval requirements impede its introduction, say experts – and point out how this might be changed. |
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News • Research project 'ADAPT-HEAT'Climate medicine: How does extreme heat affect medication?Heat waves are becoming more common due to climate change. Researchers in Cologne explore what this might mean for the effectiveness of medication. |
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News • Sexual health pilot projectVending machines offer convenient STI testingVending machines dispensing self-test kits for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have proven to be an effective and widely accepted means of reaching individuals who rarely or never get tested. |
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