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Tamer targets the next 100 years
In 1922, in the historic city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Mohammed Said Tamer opened the very first pharmacy on the Arabian Peninsula. He was inspired by a vision of giving his community access to the latest medical products, and…
One man, two pandemics
Dr. Bonaventura Clotet has devoted his life to fighting infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and Covid-19. When the Covid-19 virus first reached Barcelona in early 2020, Dr. Bonaventura Clotet was more prepared than anyone
Meet the leaders of the healthcare revolution
For parents around the world, it is a frightening and all-too-familiar experience when their child is crying and in obvious pain. But if this happens late at night, the doctor won’t see patients until the next day, after parents have…
To ski or not to ski
Jeremiah Thoronka, a 17 year old young man from Makawo in Sierra Leone, has launched his own startup, Optim Energy, to power homes via kinetic energy transfer.
SEAT S.A. drives through pandemic
70 years after SEAT first started helping turn Spain into a modern, car-owning society, the company swung into action to help its home country respond to one of the greatest challenges of our time
Cooperation and technology hold key to Covid-19 response
In December 2019, when few people could point to Wuhan on a map and even fewer knew what a coronavirus was, a risk software company in Toronto was already using AI to scrawl through websites and databases and accurately predict…
If hospitals could fly
Imagine if hospitals could fly? Would they be safer for patients? Before you say to yourself, what a silly question. Please hear me out...
Woman scientist inspires Saudi health drive
As the pace of reform accelerates in Saudi Arabia, talented and creative women are rising to the top across all areas of science and technology.
Technology holds key to future health
Combine an aging and growing population with an acute shortage of health care workers and it is clear that the world is about to face a health crisis of dramatic proportions.
Can we afford to live forever?
This ageing of the population is already exerting extreme pressure on health care systems around the world. In response, the medical sector is turning to digital technologies to reduce costs and re-think the way that health care is provided.