New study examines how safety is delivered in NHS virtual wards

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: University of ManchesterVirtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are increasingly being used across the NHS to support people who would otherw

Technology & AI July 20,2026

New study examines how safety is delivered in NHS virtual wards

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: University of ManchesterVirtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are increasingly being used across the NHS to support people who would otherw

Technology & AI July 20,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Technology & AI July 20,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Technology & AI July 20,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Technology & AI July 20,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Technology & AI July 20,2026

Ranking high blood pressure drug combinations from most to least tolerated

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressTreatment plans lowering blood pressure (BP), containing an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) had the lowest rates of treatment discontinuation due to side effects. C

Drug Discovery July 19,2026

Ranking high blood pressure drug combinations from most to least tolerated

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressTreatment plans lowering blood pressure (BP), containing an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) had the lowest rates of treatment discontinuation due to side effects. C

Drug Discovery July 19,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Public Health & Prevention July 19,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Public Health & Prevention July 19,2026

Researchers develop world's first AI for objective pain assessment

byDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyOverall process of the proposed EEG-based pain level classification method. Credit:IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineeri

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Researchers develop world's first AI for objective pain assessment

byDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyOverall process of the proposed EEG-based pain level classification method. Credit:IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineeri

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Novel radiotracer images overactive adrenal glands to avoid invasive primary aldosteronism procedure

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingStatic PET-CT image of patient with hypercortisolism taken at 60 minutes post-injection. Credit: SNMMI.A new first-in-human study has validated a PE

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Novel radiotracer images overactive adrenal glands to avoid invasive primary aldosteronism procedure

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingStatic PET-CT image of patient with hypercortisolism taken at 60 minutes post-injection. Credit: SNMMI.A new first-in-human study has validated a PE

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Engineered Salmonella deliver cancer-killing viruses, shrinking liver and pancreatic tumors in mice

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstIn the system created by Forbes, the virus enters the cell from the virus-delivering Salmonella (VDS; 1). It then behaves as any normal virus would, implanting its

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Engineered Salmonella deliver cancer-killing viruses, shrinking liver and pancreatic tumors in mice

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstIn the system created by Forbes, the virus enters the cell from the virus-delivering Salmonella (VDS; 1). It then behaves as any normal virus would, implanting its

Technology & AI July 19,2026

New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting previously unknown vulnerability

byMcMaster UniversityWhite blood cells (blue) attack two Klebsiella bacteria (pink) in this colorized scanning electron microscopic image. Credit: David Dorward/NIAIDResearchers at McMaster University

Drug Discovery July 19,2026

New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting previously unknown vulnerability

byMcMaster UniversityWhite blood cells (blue) attack two Klebsiella bacteria (pink) in this colorized scanning electron microscopic image. Credit: David Dorward/NIAIDResearchers at McMaster University

Drug Discovery July 19,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Technology & AI July 19,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Technology & AI July 19,2026