โค๏ธ 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.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

๐Ÿ‘ƒ An electronic nose smells cancer in blood samples

A regular blood test can show if you have cancer cells in your blood and if a tumor is benign or malignant.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

๐Ÿ’‰The HPV vaccine is better than expected

Women who have received the HPV vaccine have a broader protection against cancer than previously thought, a new study concludes.

Magnus Aschan 2 min read

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Study opens for chip implants in humans

The Swedish chip implant company DSruptive Subdermals publishes a report from the first clinical study ever with temperature-measuring implants for humans.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

๐Ÿฆ  Gut bacteria can decrease the side-effects of chemotherapy

A new study shows that certain types of gut bacteria could help protect other beneficial bacteria that would otherwise be eliminated by the drugs used in chemotherapy.

Per Soderstrom 2 min read

๐ŸงฌGene Therapy could help children without an immune system

In a new study, 48 out of 50 children with severe immune disease were cured. The results were recently presented in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Khumbu Muleya 3 min read

๐Ÿฅ Zimbabwe sets up virtual hospitals for covid patients

Virtual Hospitals have the potential to overcome hindrances in Zimbabwe that prevents people from accessing healthcare.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

๐Ÿ’‰ The Corona vaccines are one of humanity's greatest achievements - how was it possible?

The previous world record for the development of a vaccine was almost 5 years. The Corona vaccines crushed that record. How was that possible? That story hasn't been told - until now.

Khumbu Muleya 3 min read

๐ŸฆŸZimbabwe reaches landmark in eliminating malaria

Zimbabwe's efforts in eliminating malaria have paid off. Cases are down to zero in 20 out of 63 districts.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

๐Ÿ”ฌ Levels of proteins key in choosing treatment for breast cancer

A new study suggests that the levels of a protein in body tissue indicate how effective radiotherapy is for treating a certain type of breast cancer.