23rd March 2018
Ten years ago, Londoner Steve Bradley was shocked to find out that he was infected with tuberculosis (TB) following a lengthy period of testing and misdiagnosis. “Nobody even thought it could be TB,” the former TV project engineer tells This ...
1st December 2017
December 1st isn’t just a reminder that the winter holidays are nearly here. It’s an opportunity to show solidarity with over 36 million people who are living with HIV worldwide, and to remind the public and governments that it ...
24th November 2017
When he was born, Marc’s mother thought his vision problem was the result of medication she had taken while pregnant. Now, 60 years later, he knows his condition is genetic – and an innovative ‘bionic eye’ has given him the chance ...
31st October 2017
Art of life is an evening reception organised by MedTech Europe in partnership with EU40 in the European Parliament on Wednesday 22 November 2017 from 6.00pm until 8.00pm. This event will be hosted by the honourable Members of the European Parliament, Brando ...
11th October 2017
Gary Finnegan asks consultant ophthalmologist Keith Barton how glaucoma care has changed over the past 20 years and what the future holds Outcomes for glaucoma patients are better than ever thanks to specialisation in ophthalmology and advances in diagnostics, medication and ...
14th September 2017
Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) can cause pain, infertility and death. Can education and new technologies help turn the tide? More than 1 million sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide. From chlamydia, syphilis and herpes to gonorrhoea, hepatitis, HPV and HIV, ...
27th July 2017
These days, the best way to rally support for an important cause is via social media…and selfies. That’s why the World Hepatitis Alliance has launched #ShowYourFace to stamp out the silent killer that is hepatitis. The campaign marks ...
15th March 2017
Regina Bisikiewicz didn’t start out intending to become a full-time mental health advocate. She just wanted her son to get better. From the moment her 18-year-old son had his first psychotic episode in 2005, the mother of four encountered a ...
10th March 2017
Keah Brown is disabled. And cute. She tells This Is Medtech how her social media campaign to improve the portrayal of people with disabilities went viral. It all started with a tweet. Keah, a journalist and writer with almost 50,000 Twitter ...
28th February 2017
Rare diseases are tricky. Just ask Becky Scheffe, who waited 20 years to get a proper diagnosis for her Long QT syndrome, a heart condition that only affects about one in 7,000 people. It all started when Becky was 17. “I had a ...