According to doctors, the treatment approach led to improvements in multiple patients, including a 70-year old Chinese woman from Wuhan. The treatment involves HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, provided by AbbVie as Kaletra, along with flu medication oseltamivir, sold by Roche Holding and Chugai Pharmaceutical as Tamiflu. Rajavithi Hospital lung specialist Dr Kria...
It tells users if they have been near someone who has been confirmed or suspected of having the virus. The app was developed by government departments and the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group, using data collected by health and transport authorities, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua. The coronavirus has now spread from Wuhan in central China to...
CHAMPAIGN, IL — Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like COVID-19 when combined with frequent hand-washing and physical distancing. Many of these studies focus on the transfer of tiny aerosol particles; however, researchers say that speaking, coughing, and sneezing generates larger droplets that carry virus particles. Because of this, m...
Infants born to women with COVID-19 showed few adverse outcomes, according to the first report in the country of infant outcomes through eight weeks of age. The study, led by researchers at University of California (UC) San Francisco, suggests that babies born to mothers infected with the virus generally do well six to eight weeks after birth, however there was a high...
Both data mapping company QuantUrban and a third-party Wechat mini-program developer have created platforms that take official information on the neighborhoods where confirmed cases live and map it geographically so that users can gauge how close they are to infection sites. While the WeChat program, called “YiKuang” - or “Epidemic Situation”, covers the southern citi...
These conclusions highlight the absolute importance of public health measures needed just now to control the virus. Senior author of the study Hassan Zaraket, of the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, warns that "COVID-19 is here to stay and it will continue to cause outbreaks year-round until herd immunity is achieved. Therefore, the public will need to learn ...
Researchers at King’s College London (KCL; United Kingdom), Lund University (Sweden), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH; Boston, USA), and other institutions conducted a study that examined time series clustering of symptom presentation that was performed on data derived from a training dataset of completed cases, as collected from the COVID Symptom Study Smartphone ap...
Advantech, a leading provider of medical computing systems and services, is pleased to announce the latest addition to its AMiS product line – the AMiS-72 computerized medical cart with iPS-M420S power system. Designed to support a wide range of telehealth applications, AMiS-72 features a 21” panel PC powered by a 7th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor for high-perform...
A newly identified coronavirus has been spreading in China, and has now reached several other countries. As the number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to rise, health officials are working on all fronts to learn more about the virus and put measure into place to curtail its spread. Here's a look at what you need to know about the virus, now called 2019-nCoV. W...
The healthcare industry is filled to the brim with medical computers and EHR records housing valuable patient data. Cybercriminals are often chomping at the bit for this kind of information as it can sell for quite the pretty penny. Naturally, healthcare facilities are aware of this, making the necessary efforts to stop these attacks before they can make off with this da...
Artificial intelligence holds the promise of salvation when it comes to medicine: it is meant to unburden medical professionals, save time and money and perform tasks reliably and tirelessly. But before AI algorithms are allowed to diagnose diseases, many technical and ethical questions still need answers. Find out how AI and "Medicine 5.0" can transform healthcare at th...
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have now employed “DNA nanoarchitecture,” which is a way to bind short pieces of DNA into structures, to create traps for the Dengue virus to fall into. These traps also fluoresce when they catch the target virus, allowing for incredibly sensitive detection of Dengue. Moreover, the technology may be used to catch and deacti...
Let’s get digital! Ok, we may not have supernatural psychic abilities, but we’re pretty sure you’re reading this article while sitting. The technological innovations of the last century have led to an unhealthy, sedentary lifestyle (we only spend on average 3 hours a day on our feet) and a decrease in sport and other physical activities. This, combined with the food env...
Before the collaboration, consumers could seek health assistance from Alexa – Amazon’s AI-powered personal voice assistant – but it’s only since July that Alexa can solely source NHS-verified health information. In a speech announcing the service, Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, ‘addressed the need for dependable information: ‘So, when sick p...
Biorespira is a non-invasive pulmonary ventilator that delivers oxygen to patients with difficulty breathing in a closed loop system, easily operated by nurses and in-home care providers. By prioritizing the donation of Biorespira Pulmonary Ventilators to facilities in Black communities, SECO USA hopes to reach people who too often have to wait for the most effective hea...
Guided by the medical team of physicians and respiratory therapists, led by Bill Walsh, MD, of Vanderbilt University’s Monroe Carrol Jr Children’s Hospital, the X-VENT was designed to deliver the critical modes of ventilations required for COVID patients. “The X-VENT is a sophisticated, complex, state-of the-art ventilator capable of providing multiple modes of mechanica...
Google and Apple said they have launched the Exposure Notification technology for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The technology is a software tool kit that would notify someone if they may have come in contact with a person that was diagnosed with COVID-19. The companies said the Exposure Notification has the specific goal of rapid notification, which is especia...
Robotics entrepreneur Tyler Mantel paused his work on his own startups to create a nonprofit organization consisting of individuals from a variety of companies. Mantel’s project is developing a new ventilator that solves complicated engineering problems and thrives within the unique ecosystem of the supply chain during this new pandemic world. MD+DI spoke with Mantel, pr...
As technology continues to advance, it is becoming increasingly more challenging to get children to receive the physical exercise they need to remain healthy later in life. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, only one in three children are physically active every day, leading to larger health problems, such as heart issues and obesity. While...
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Iowa have identified a compound in human breast milk that fights infections by harmful bacteria while allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive. Human breast milk has more than 200 times the amount of glycerol monolaurate (GML) than is found in cows' milk. Infant formula has none. GML is inexpensive to manufacture....
New York City was deemed an epicenter in the United States for the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency vehicles will aid FDNY in ambulance surge capacity for coronavirus response. The ambulances were rented under a fifteen-month lease agreement with DBC’s leasing agency partner. “We have always fostered an open dialogue with FDNY,” says Chad Brown, Vice President of U...
The CCL 150 line of ambulances aims to provide a sigh of relief for U.S.-based EMS organizations who desire safe and durable ambulances, at an affordable price. In today’s ambulance market, EMS providers are often faced with too many considerations when purchasing a new fleet. Safety of the crew, product durability, and affordable pricing are top priority for the aver...
Dan Gertler, Congo's Honorary Consul in Israel, contacted Magen David Adom, seeking advice and assistance in establishing similar facilities in Congo, as part of the country's fight against the coronavirus. Magen David Adom accepted the request, assisted, and built a dedicated software for managing the drive-thru facility in the Congo. In addition, MDA members have pr...
As part of the Community Health Paramedics Program, the South Texas Emergency Care Foundation will test residents with virus symptoms after they call for ambulances. Earlier this week, city commissioners entered into an agreement in which the city will fund the cost of each $110 test kit. "This is an excellent program for home-bound individuals," City Manager Dan Sern...
Using advanced deep learning models, the AI-powered diagnostic solution can sort and identify chest X-rays of patients with COVID-19. With an accuracy of more than 95%, the solution can be deployed on the cloud as a service, making it easily accessible on edge for healthcare professionals and end-users. The solution is backed by Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, which he...
Current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 detect viral RNA to determine whether someone does or does not have the virus—but they do not provide clues as to how sick a COVID-positive patient may become. Researchers at the NYU College of Dentistry (New York, NY, USA) have created the app which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess risk factors and key biomarkers from blo...
An analysis published in The Lancet of the largest cohort presented so far of cancer patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has concluded that recent chemotherapy use is not a significant contributor to more severe disease or a predictor of death from COVID-19. Moreover, there were similar observations for immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy and ...
However, perhaps all of these innovations, and more, will be needed to account for the shortfall in ventilators, especially given the speed at which the pandemic is progressing. This latest development sees Glen Meyerowitz, a UCLA Biodesign Fellow, design a low-cost ventilator prototype using components from Home Depot, a chain of U.S. hardware stores. Strikingly, Gle...
The same organization that put men on the moon has now developed a prototype ventilator that passed simulated human testing last week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, an epicenter of COVID-19 in the U.S. According to NASA, the high-pressure ventilator, named VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), is composed of f...
One of the major bottlenecks in combatting the virus is a lack of testing supplies and essential equipment, such as respirators, ventilators, and personal protective equipment. Companies involved in manufacturing and those that provide essential services to manufacturers have been stepping up to meet the incredible demand for these items, and the rapid turnaround requ...
Terumo BCT’s Spectra Optia Apheresis System, combined with Marker Therapeutics’ D2000 Adsorption Cartridge, is now indicated for adult patients with COVID-19 udergoing respiratory failure. The device is intended to lower the levels of cytokines and other proteins in blood that promote inflammation, hopefully thereby mitigating some of the terrible consequences of the ...
The Vent Multiplexor device was developed by a team of students and faculty at Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital. It is a patent-pending co-ventilation device intended for temporary use when two patients both require emergency mechanical ventilation when only one ventilator is available. Importantly, the device allows ventilator sharing between two patients who...
N95 masks, which are easy to wear while providing substantial protection, can reduce the amount of oxygen reaching the lungs by up to 20%. This causes fatigue, may lower blood-oxygen saturation, and lead staff to work shorter hours or even force them to pull their masks off the face frequently to get breathers. Now, researchers at Stanford University, who typically work ...
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has just issued Emergency Use Authorization for B. Braun’s Perfusor Space Syringe Infusion Pump, Infusomat Space Volumetric Infusion Pump, and Outlook ES Pump systems to deliver nebulized meds into a nebulizer to treat those suffering from COVID-19. The emergency authorization is temporary and intended to apply only to COVID-1...
Weaning off of mechanical ventilation is a constant challenge in intensive care units, as prolonged ventilation can lead to diaphragm disuse atrophy and ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD). VIDD makes it harder for patients to return to breathing on their own and increases ventilation time. TransAeris helps to prevent or reduce severity of VIDD by cond...
The research, led by Professor Sei Kwang Han, found the contact lenses resulted in low irritation in rabbits, were able to reliably detect glucose levels in tears, and could controllably release genistein, a compound that may help treat diabetic retinopathy. Patients with diabetes experience fluctuations in blood glucose levels throughout the day. Sudden drops can lea...
