Proton beam therapy, which is particularly effective in tackling hard to reach tumours and treating children without damaging healthy tissue, is to be available at the Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley. Proton Partners International report the core elements of their proton beam therapy system, a fifty two ton cyclotron and gantry, have been lowered into … Continue reading Step forward for cancer treatment in South of England

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas took fifteen nursing students to study abroad in Bolgatanga, Ghana in Summer 2017. Working at a small village clinic they discovered that anaemia is very common and sometimes leads to blood transfusions, but more commonly, death. A new team has returned this summer to … Continue reading EKF analyser used by nurses in Ghana

Healthcare economics consultancy HEOR is to take on ten new staff after moving to a new office at Cardiff Gate. Insider Media reports the company specialises in health economic and statistical analysis and has agreed a lease to occupy a 6,443 sq ft space at Copse Walk, Cardiff Gate Business Park. The site, marketed by … Continue reading HEOR to take on new staff in expansion

WalesOnline reports Jan Johnson from Gowerton will become the first breast cancer patient to receive proton beam therapy in the UK. Proton beam therapy is a different type of radiotherapy. It uses a high energy beam of protons rather than high energy X-rays to deliver a dose of radiotherapy for patients with cancer. It is … Continue reading 1st UK breast cancer patient to have proton beam therapy

Magstim has announced the FDA has issued 510(k) clearance of its Horizon Performance TMS therapy system and is making it immediately available for sale in the US. The product also recently received a CE mark. Dr Andrew Leuchter, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Neuromodulation Division at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human … Continue reading Magstim Horizon Performance receives 510(k) clearance

TrakCel has announced a partnership with Mustang Bio to build a custom configured cellular supply chain tracking and orchestration platform. The platform will be used in the clinical development and commercialisation of Mustang’s CAR T therapies. Financial details of the partnership have not been disclosed. TrakCel is a market leading designer, developer and deliverer of … Continue reading TrakCel partner with Mustang Bio

Medical products manufacturer ConvaTec has increased revenues past £700m with the company making good progress in many areas according to interim results. The company, which has its UK headquarters in Reading and a manufacturing base in Deeside, makes products for wound care and continence as well as ostomy bags. Insider Media reports, for the six … Continue reading Revenues pass £700m at ConvaTec

Bovine tuberculosis poses a major threat to beef and dairy industries across the world. Cardiff-based digital healthcare solution provider Bond Digital Health is hoping to lead the fight against this devastating disease. So far, attempts to eradicate the infectious respiratory disease have cost UK taxpayers tens of millions of pounds every year and have caused … Continue reading Bond Digital Health leads the fight against bovine TB

Magstim has announced its latest TMS therapy product, the Horizon Performance, has received a CE mark. Magstim is the brains behind transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an innovative and proven therapy which uses a series of repetitive, brief and highly focussed magnetic pulses to stimulate brain cells. The Horizon Performance is its first all in one … Continue reading Magstim depression therapy product receives CE mark

Penarth-headquartered medical diagnostic equipment provider EKF has secured a distribution deal with Asahi Kasei, a Japanese company, to market its product in the US. Insider Media reports the product is used in measuring glycated albumin, a marker used to determine blood glucose control for people with diabetes. Measuring glycated albumin is also useful for pregnant … Continue reading EKF secures Japanese contract