❤️ Health Tech

Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.

Ulrika Gerth 9 min read

💉 Bye, cancer? What the vaccine revolution could mean for you

Call it the silver lining of the pandemic. The Covid-19 vaccine miracle just may be the beginning of the end for cancer, malaria, and other killer diseases, writes Ulrika Gerth.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

🧫 The patient's own muscle cells could be used in diabetes treatment

By getting the body's own muscle cells to consume sugar faster, it is possible to bring down blood sugar levels to normal levels for those with type 2 diabetes.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

🧫 New method finds cancer cells before they create tumors

A blood or saliva test is all that is needed to see if a person has cancer cells in the body and what type of cancer it is.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

👨‍🦳There is no limit to how long we can live

Statistical studies indicate that there is no natural law that determines how old we can get to the maximum.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

🧠Electrodes can provide better pain relief than morphine

Electrodes implanted in the brain can block severe pain without causing any side effects.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

👶 An air bubble that purifies air for babies

An air bubble that protects babies from air pollution, that's what father and doctor, Conny Karlsson, invented. Warp News met him at the World's Fair in Dubai.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

🦠 New gel defeats multi-resistant bacteria

A hydrogel can kill multi-resistant bacteria in wounds without the use of antibiotics.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

👩‍🔬 Researchers plan to eradicate cervical cancer - new test on its way

A self-test gives more people an opportunity to discover if they have been infected with the HPV virus. A virus that increases the risk of developing cervical cancer.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

🎗 AI provides better diagnoses in breast cancer

An AI-based method could help doctors determine the type of treatment best suited to a breast cancer patient's needs.