News in Numbers
$6.1bn
According to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), 6.1 billion people are now covered by at least one of its six MPOWER tobacco control measures.
£40bn
A report by Boston Consulting Group forecasts that a tech-driven vision for the UK National Health Service could add £40bn ($54.8bn) to the UK's annual GDP.
76%
Cognito has achieved its enrollment target for a trial of its Spectris system for Alzheimer's disease that previously demonstrated a 76% decrease in cognitive decline.
871,000
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts that loneliness contributes towards an estimated 871,000 deaths annually.
45 million yuan
The Chinese government has excluded EU-based companies from procuring medical devices over 45 million yuan ($6.3m) after the EU banned Chinese companies from public procurement tenders for medical device contracts valued above €5m ($5.72m) last month.
