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RNA Covid vaccines could have adverse non-specific effects

A new meta-analysis study examining the results from Covid vaccine trials suggests a worrying possibility: that mRNA Covid vaccines, despite protecting against Covid, could reduce the immune system's overall ability to fight infections. On the other hand, the study’s findings also suggest the adenovirus Covid vaccines could have the opposite effect. To many this will sound far-fetched, or even the stuff of conspiracy theory, but University of Southern Denmark’s Professor Christine Stabell-Benn, who led the research, explains to HBI that epidemiologists have known for decades that vaccines can have such ‘nonspecific’ effects and emphasises that regulatory frameworks are in dire need of being updated to reflect this.
June 9, 2022

French police raid Orpea HQ and 30 complaints filed against Korian 

Police investigators raided French elderly care group Orpea’s headquarters in Paris and several of its regional offices on Wednesday, June 8, reportedly to ‘carry out checks’ as part of the on-going public investigation into alleged malpractice at the company. Both Orpea and rival Korian’s share prices dropped thereafter.
June 9, 2022

Rutherford Health to go into liquidation

The for-profit oncology group which holds roughly half the UK's proton beam capacity and has invested over £240m in capex is to go into liquidation, thanks to the pandemic and NHS indifference. In the UK just 1% of acute cancer patients get proton compared to 10% in Europe and 20% in the USA. What is likely to happen next?
June 6, 2022

UK parliamentary committee to examine NHS’ progress on digitalisation

A UK parliamentary committee headed by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched an enquiry into digital transformation in the NHS. MPs will look at how digital technology is currently being used and consider what could be improved. This will include an evaluation of possibilities for greater cooperation between the NHS and the private sector and how this could boost innovation.
May 27, 2022

Why AI is failing in healthcare

Why has AI failed to deliver on the promises of 3-4 years ago in healthcare? Gemma Galdon, CEO of Ethica Consulting, whose business has audited algorithms for a decade, explains why at the EIT Health Conference and looks at why so many algorithms are flawed.
May 26, 2022

Social bond finances for-profit diabetes prevention

A Swedish pension fund is investing via a social bond in a programme that aims to stop unfit 50-60 year olds in Stockholm developing diabetes 2 and other expensive conditions. The scheme, run by a start up, is set to roll out more widely in Sweden and internationally. Bogi Eliasen, Director of Health at the Copenhagen Institute For Futures Studies says that Scandinavian countries, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are all keen to up prevention spend and are looking at similar schemes.
May 26, 2022

Kry laying off 10% of its staff

Stockholm-based digital health player Kry is laying off 10% of its 1,000-strong workforce to reassure its investors and its partners in trying times for the market.
May 26, 2022

Warsaw hub model set to spread across CEE

A new Warsaw Health Innovation Hub in Poland has seen 30 big pharma and medtech contribute brains and money to tackle healthcare projects, extending the cooperation which developed during Covid between the government and the private sector. Healthcare providers are set to join. The model is likely to be adopted by other CEE countries.
May 26, 2022
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