• At the sharp end: strategies to minimise sharps injuries

  The risk to healthcare workers from sharps injuries is well documented. APIC board member Marcia Patrick RN, MSN, CIC talks about the need for employers to have a multilayered exposure...

• No pay, no gain: reducing hospital-acquired infections

  Reducing hospital-acquired infections has become a huge part of broader infection control strategies the world over. Measures taken in the UK and Europe have had mixed results and, as Grace...

• The hidden costs of wound care

  The management of chronic and acute wounds involves professionals from multiple disciplines across acute and community care settings. Paul Trueman of Smith & Nephew explains why this disparate provision of...

• A healthy glow: the boom in skin structure infection therapeutics

  The market for therapeutics in skin and skin structure infections is in rude health, having grown at a compound rate of over 7% over the last five years, and shows...

• Rise of the automated lab

  Confronted with the growing expectations of both patients and physicians, and mounting budgetary concerns, microbiology labs face a dilemma. Nic Paton talks to Dr John Rossen, medical molecular microbiologist at...

• Confidence grows in telemedicine

  The value of the global telehealth and telemedicine market is set to exceed $32.5 billion by 2018, driven by technological innovation, increased private and public sector investment, and the growing...

• Mind mapping: how brain scans could help in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder

  When diagnosing bipolar disorder, doctors have long relied on psychiatric assessment alone. Not until very recently has biological testing seemed viable, paving the way for a future in which brain...

• Top ten diagnostic imaging device manufacturers

  As awareness of diagnostic imaging increases and technology advances, the diagnostic imaging market is set to grow significantly in the coming years. Here, Medical Imaging Technology identifies and profiles the...

• Ultrasonography: point-of-care vs radiology

  The growing use of point-of-care ultrasound systems is dramatically altering the way patient treatment is delivered by providing easier access to diagnostic imaging and helping to reduce costs for the...

• Signal to burn: the case for 3-Tesla cardiac MRI

  Cardiovascular magnetic resonance using 3-Tesla MRI has been found to increase the detection of new or alternative conditions in patients who have suffered cardiac arrest, according to a team of...