News in Numbers

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that vaccines against 24 pathogens could reduce the number of antibiotics needed by 22% or 2.5 billion defined daily doses globally every year.

The UK government has greenlit a range of funding deals totalling £146m for the nation’s life sciences sector.

England’s National Health Service (NHS) has initiated a study which will screen up to 100,000 newborn babies for over 200 rare diseases.

A case study found that sleep diagnostics company Wesper’s nerve stimulation platform for sleep apnoea reduced nerve stimulation titration time by 45%.

A study has found that 81% of Canadian clinicians believe that a legal framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine is essential.