Swansea based Brother Engineering has become the first mask manufacturer in Wales to gain the regulatory approval needed to be able to supply the Welsh NHS. The engineering company has adapted its way of working in recent months to support the Welsh Government’s efforts to produce and supply vital PPE items. The move, which the … Continue reading Brother Engineering gets the green light to supply the NHS in Wales

A new project set up to study the best way to care for patients with long standing eye conditions in the community has secured a major research grant. Swansea University reports Dr Pippa Anderson and Dr Mari Jones, from their Centre for Health Economics (SCHE), are part of a multidisciplinary team which has just been … Continue reading Funding boost for research looking at the provision of eyecare in the community

A trial of a cold remedy containing seaweed which could potentially combat coronavirus is underway in Swansea. WalesOnline reports a research study by Swansea University involving four hundred and eighty frontline NHS workers in the city is examining the efficacy of Boots Dual Defence in preventing Covid illness and reducing the severity of its symptoms. … Continue reading Trials in Swansea to see if a popular Boots cold remedy can stop coronavirus

A former Cardiff University medical student has created a game that helps future medics sharpen their diagnostic thinking and history taking skills. Cardiff University reports Essential Diagnosis was developed by hospital doctor Chris Baker in his final year at the university’s School of Medicine. The role play board game, which simulates a conversation between a … Continue reading Medical student designs “Essential Diagnosis” game

A Swansea Bay UHB diabetes specialist nurse has shared in an award following her role in improving the insulin safety knowledge and skills of health care providers across the country. Chris Cottrell, ThinkGlucose Lead based in Neath Port Talbot Hospital, collaborated with eHealth Digital Media, a production company based in Swansea, to create short healthcare … Continue reading Specialist nurse scripts short film to improve insulin safety

New figures reveal that Welsh industry’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has generated millions of pounds for the Welsh economy and supported the creation and safeguarding of hundreds of jobs across the country. Life Sciences Hub Wales, who were appointed by Welsh Government to support industry engagement with NHS Wales throughout the pandemic, have revealed … Continue reading A coordinated industry response to Covid-19 has provided a major boost to the Welsh economy

Over the counter mouthwash may be able to eradicate coronavirus in saliva in as little as thirty seconds. WalesOnline reports the preliminary result comes ahead of a clinical trial into whether using mouthwash could reduce levels of Covid-19 in a patient’s saliva. The Cardiff University report, “The Virucidal Efficacy of Oral Rinse Components Against SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading Cardiff University study finds mouthwash could eradicate coronavirus

Volunteers are needed to take part in a clinical trial of a vaccine against coronavirus in North Wales. The BBC reports preliminary testing has been completed and showed promising initial results on antibody levels in healthy volunteers. It will now be tested on nine thousand volunteers across eighteen regions around the UK including Wrexham. Betsi … Continue reading Volunteers wanted for Covid-19 vaccine trial in Wrexham

Melanie James, from Cardiff, received a transfusion of monoclonal antibodies at University Hospital Llandough as part of the Recovery clinical trial. The BBC reports she was breathless and receiving oxygen but said she felt “much better” after receiving the treatment. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said the trial was in its “very early stages”. … Continue reading First person in Wales to receive the same antibody treatment for coronavirus as Donald Trump

A top scientist who works for the body responsible for organising the pilots has said different vaccines will be trialed across parts of Wales “very soon”. About five hundred volunteers in the Gwent area have already taken part in trials of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The BBC reports the … Continue reading More coronavirus vaccine trials in Wales “within weeks”