❤️ Health Tech
Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.
💊 New covid-pill could reduce hospitalization risk by half
A pill can drastically reduce the risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19.
🧠Hope for more effective treatment for Alzheimer's
New antibodies should be able to knock out more of the "protein lumps" that damage the brain cells of those with Alzheimer's disease.
💉 New method reduces severe malaria in children
A combination of existing treatments administered at the right time drastically reduces the number of children who falls seriously ill or die of malaria.
💉 The EU is investing heavily in faster vaccine development
A research project aims to reduce the development time for vaccines from a decade to roughly a year.
📱 App gives easy access to healthcare services in the DRC
A Software Developer in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a new mobile application to easily access healthcare services and facilities in the central African country.
💡 Optimist's Edge: DNA insights that change your life
DNA is no longer abstract and something only for scientists and the police. Today, knowing your DNA is affordable and accessible through home DNA kits – and it can give you insights that change your life.
🏥 Xenobots – how the first living robot will change healthcare
Xenobots - small robots built of skin cells can be an important tool of the future, in everything from cancer treatment to curing old age.
🧠 New types of chips can improve "brain-computer-interfaces"
Brain-computer interfaces are likely to be a key part of our future. Progress has now been made regarding the required chip.
🧠 Online therapy works just as well as traditional therapy
Those who suffer from mild or moderate depression can get as good help online as through personal meetings with a therapist.