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COI synopsis: A new image in nursing at Guy’s Hospital, London.
COI synopsis: Mentally handicapped children are a section of society only too easily overlooked by the rest of us - and they can find themselves isolated in institutions until adulthood and beyond. Now, a...
COI synopsis: Man, in his attempts to dominate the planet, has a rival; it means a continuing, unceasing battle for survival. It’s the insect war. To win it we need a continuous supply of new ideas. The...
COI synopsis: New materials are developed for strength, for lightness, for cheapness or to improve industrial processes. But some materials, as we discover this week, are developed purely to increase safety....
COI synopsis: The lungs are the last organs to develop and breathing problems kill many premature babies. At a London hospital, they’ve developed a quick and simple test which allows them to gauge the...
COI synopsis: When a doctor asks "How do you feel", can he be sure that your answers give a true impression? A Scottish university has developed a machine which, for 24 hours, monitors a patient’s every...
COI synopsis: Traditionally, nurses wanting to check a young baby’s breathing did so by feeling the slight movements of the abdomen. This can now be done continuously and remotely by a simple monitor,...
COI synopsis: Nine years ago, a premature baby’s chances of survival were low - only 10% lived and more than half of those had brain damage. Today the survival rate is over 70%. This programme investigates...
COI synopsis: This week’s programme is about the detection of hidden objects. Objects hidden under streets, under mountains, even under the human skin. As a treasure hunter searches for Roman coins in the...
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