Innovation

Articles related to technologies and innovation that aim to improve health systems and immunisation coverage.

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Research has shown that the UK read more during the pandemic

COVID poetry: how a new genre is helping readers to comprehend the pandemic

9 Mar 2023

4 min read

Healthcare and digital network isometric interact concept

Digital-Payment Systems Could Revolutionize Health Care

3 Mar 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

AI can be like having a high-level personal assistant. Credit: Shutterstock

ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research

22 Feb 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

An obstetrician performs a mock vaginal examination on a fetal skull model in the lab using the smart glove, worn under a surgical glove. Credit: Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS)

Saving babies with a US$1 smart glove

8 Feb 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

Moderna is testing an mRNA vaccine in combination with pembrolizumab to treat melanoma. Credit: Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works

2 Feb 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Vaccine development

Most smartphones come with built-in health apps. Credit: PhotoMIX Company

Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?

1 Feb 2023

6 min read

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A nurse with face mask and gloves looks at a chart. Credit: Laura James on Pexels

Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: there are good reasons for hope

1 Feb 2023

5 min read

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A female anopheles mosquito. A study says machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research. Credit: James Gathany, USCDCP on Pixnio, (CC0 1.0)

AI tool ‘98 per cent correct’ to predict mosquitoes’ age

25 Jan 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Malaria

Several years ago a green pit viper sank its fangs into Nimantha Abeyrathne’s arm. Credit: Aanya Wipulasena

Night-time serpent hunts: Sri Lankan team develops a home-grown answer to snake-bite scourge

24 Jan 2023

5 min read

Vaccine development Innovation

A laboratory technician performs HIV viral load (VL) tests at a molecular biology laboratory in Maputo province, Mozambique. Credit: Ricardo Franco/CDC, CC BY 2.0

Q&A: Africa’s new order for achieving health security

13 Jan 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Innovation

Female doctors staff an "email clinic" serving women in remote areas of Pakistan. Credit: Sehat Kahani

Sehat Kahani is showing Pakistan that digital health services can change lives – for both patients and doctors

5 Jan 2023

5 min read

COVID-19 Innovation Gender equality

Benson Musyoka riding his motorcycle to transport vaccines to Yindalani village. Photo: Joyce Chimbi

Reaching zero-dose children with solar power in Kenya

14 Dec 2022

4 min read

Zero-dose children Innovation

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