To help cope with the social distancing measures put in place to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections, the healthcare industry had to adapt quickly. Telehealth became a saving grace for hospitals, clinics and doctors at the height of the pandemic in search of a way to provide the same quality of care services while minimizing the spread of the coronavirus. Key t...
Discover the latest news on e-health. 1/ As of June 4, 2021, the “telemedicine functional reference” becomes the “telehealth functional French reference” On April 25, 2019, the former French Health Minister had presented a series of measures to support and deploy innovation in terms of digital health. Among these measures was the “telemedicine functional reference“. ...
Doctors have transplanted the heart from a genetically modified pig into the chest of a man from Maryland in a last-ditch effort to save his life. The first-of-its-kind surgery is being hailed as a major step forward in the decades-long effort to successfully transplant animal organs into humans. Although it's been tried before — one of the earliest subjects, known as ...
Donor organs: Solving the shortage with technology Patients waiting for a donor organ must have a lot of patience and a bit of luck. Aging and a rise in chronic disease prevalence means the need for donor organs is much greater than the number that is available. To help those who need organ transplants, scientists must create new technologies. Read the article about tech...
2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. But what's to happen in 2022? Will the government and commercia...
Digital technologies are electronic tools, systems, devices and resources that generate, store or process data. Well known examples include social media, online games, multimedia and mobile phones. Digital learning is any type of learning that uses technology. Effective and comprehensive Healthcare necessitates rapidly available, easily accessible specialised informatio...
Newborn or neonatal health primarily focuses on the health of newborn babies within the initial 29-30 days of life. Neonatal care is extremely important for babies as during this period several health concerns can arise which may include respiratory problems, sepsis, low birth weight, preterm birth, infections and low blood sugar. Near about 85 per cent of neonatal death...
Noting that telehealth has been transformational to Australia’s universal healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian government now plans to pump A$106 million ($76 million) over four years to support permanent telehealth services. The Australian government said the investment ensures greater flexibility to patients and doctors for the delivery of healthcar...
Given the current COVID-19 surge, primarily related to the less severe (for vaccinated individuals) omicron variant, many parents are now wondering how to talk to their children about a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Especially for younger kids, who have limited memories prior to this pandemic, the last 2 years of parents and teachers warning them about the importance of k...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety rose across the U.S. This crisis brought digital technologies into the spotlight, with patients, providers and investors taking notice. In fact, in the first three quarters of 2021, investors poured $3.1 billion into the sector, according to Rock Health. While the bulk of digital health tools are dedicated t...
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that ambulatory clinicians spent less time in electronic health record systems at the start of the pandemic. That initial valley was short-lived, however, according to the report. By July 2020, clinicians were spending consistently more time in the EHR than before COVID-19. Researc...
In this situation, doctors and other healthcare providers use electrocardiographic data, which is transmitted remotely, in real-time, for interpretation by a specialist. This enables specialist care to be accessed by people in remote locations. Advancing technology is making it easier and less expensive to set up wireless or satellite networks for this purpose, thereby i...
The links between diet-related diseases and Covid-19 is now widely accepted based on scientific evidence. In this regard, obesity has been identified by the CDC as a strong risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness. Still, scientists trying to understand why Covid19 had mild symptoms in some and much more severe symptoms in others. Vaccination against Covid-19 is essentia...
Boston, MA / Vancouver, BC, May 17, 2022 – Clarius Mobile Health, a leading provider of high-definition wireless ultrasound systems, and Turtle Health, a virtual gynecology clinic, today announced their partnership to bring a virtual transvaginal ultrasonography solution to market that can bring the convenience of at-home testing to women. “Women have a fundamental righ...
Candlelit Therapy, a company based in New York City, aims to change this by providing access to mental health supports that are specifically designed for new or expecting parents who are black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). The services provided by Candlelit Therapy include Candlelit Care, a point-of-care digital therapeutic that allows BIPOC parents to acces...
The data, presented at Biomed Israel 2022, the international life science and healthtech conference in Israel (May 10–12, Tel Aviv), showed a significant reduction in right ventricle/left ventricle ratio and alleviation of PE-associated symptoms. “Magneto provides intermediate and high-risk PE patients with a unique solution for safely and effectively removing large clo...
Speaking to Dental Tribune International, Dr Katsutaro Morino, one of the researchers and an assistant professor in the Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nephrology and Neurology at Shiga University of Medical Science, said: “There have already been many reports on the relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease and the risk of tooth loss. We wanted to id...
“I always want to give a patient the treatment I feel is best for them. When companies like Dentsply Sirona and 3Shape choose to work together, it gives all dentists and lab owners more opportunities, and that means better outcomes for our patients,” Dr Alan Jurim, owner of integratedDENTAL, a dental practice in New York, said in a press release. As a result of this agr...
The breathalyzer, which they have termed the Bubbler, consists of a tube that someone blows into for fifteen seconds. The tube contains a mix of enzymes that reverse transcribe the RNA in viral particles into DNA, which allows for a subsequent benchtop PCR test. The technology is primarily another way to collect COVID-19 test samples, but as it is measuring the virus in...
Tube samples of Omicron, however, do further propose its “significant” capability to evade protection from previous infection and, potentially, even third vaccine dose. Published today (December 11, 2021), one of the earliest, peer-reviewed studies looking into the Omicron variant of COVID-19 suggests that people previously infected with COVID, and those vaccinated, wil...
“The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed bedside diagnostics as the top research priority in response to the so-far 2-year long epidemic without let-up. The aim is to improve turnaround time and ease of use compared to the gold standard lab-based PCR test. These have included rapid antigen tests, alternate nucleic amplification methods and novel sensors in proxi...
Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian identified receptors in the skin that respond to heat and pressure. Their work is focused on the field of somatosensation, which explores the ability of specialized organs such as eyes, ears and skin to see, hear and feel. “This really unlocks one of the secrets of nature,” said Thomas Perlmann, secretary-general of the Nobel...
Lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have provided a clearer picture of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and damages lung tissue. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators say the information, published in Science Translational Medicine, could help predict severe and prolonged COVID-19 cases, particularly among hi...
While the manufacturing of biological tissue meets major societal demands, it also faces significant challenges related to process standardization and scaling up. With these challenges in mind, the French start-up Poietis has developed the Next Generation Bioprinting (NGB) platform to achieve 4D bioprinting of biological tissue in a faster, more affordable and more funct...
Sensitive, specific, and rapid diagnostic tests are critical to reducing morbidity and mortality of infectious disease patients. Viral, bacterial, and other types of infections can develop from a vast number of pathogenic and opportunistic organisms, indicating a need for versatile diagnostics that can be adapted to a wide variety of infectious etiologies. "Sensitive a...
A US boy who was born at only 21 weeks and one day has been certified as the world's most premature baby to survive. When he was born in Alabama last year, Curtis Means weighed just 420 grams. Guinness World Records on Wednesday confirmed that Curtis, who is now a happy and healthy 16-month-old, set a new world record by defying -1% odds of survival. "Born in July 2020,...
Many women experience morning sickness (nausea) during pregnancy. This condition is generally harmless. While morning sickness can be quite uncomfortable, it typically goes away within 12 weeks. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is an extreme form of morning sickness that causes severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Morning sickness vs. hyperemesis gravidarum Morning ...
For most women, this improves or stops completely by around weeks 16 to 20, although for some women it can last longer. Some pregnant women experience very bad nausea and vomiting. They might be sick many times a day and be unable to keep food or drink down, which can impact on their daily life. This excessive nausea and vomiting is known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)...
However, the report itself falls into a similar trap. It regards South Korea’s pandemic response as exceptional due to its advanced use of digital technology, ignoring the fact that the country also relied a lot on old-fashioned social interventions – contact tracing, quarantine and isolating cases – aided by boots on the ground. To combat COVID and future pandemics, go...
It’s not only that the number of pets adopted has grown significantly over the past 18 months – it’s also how pets, in general, received that much-needed boost regarding their immediate health issues. The pet market has grown; the sale of pet foods, toys, medicine and wearables skyrocketed. The pet care market is estimated to expand from $216 billion in 2020 to $232 bill...
This scanning method could become a simple, completely non-invasive method of early Alzheimer's detection, according to the researchers, and also has potential as a way to assess the effectiveness of treatment. "This technology is significant because it probes the biochemical and cellular structures of the brain noninvasively with a technique that is inexpensive and cou...
This is to avoid that an embryo-damaging effect would only be noticed at a later stage during tests with pregnant mice. However, these cell culture tests are a highly simplified version of what takes place in the uterus. Researchers just add the test material to a culture of embryonic stem cells in a Petri dish, and can identify substances that have a direct adverse effe...
The recipient was brain-dead, meaning they were already on artificial life support with no prospect of recovering. The kidney came from a pig that had been genetically modified to stop the organ being recognised by the body as "foreign" and being rejected. The work is not yet peer-reviewed or published but there are plans for this. Experts say it is the most advanced ...
Update: July 9, 2021 Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth usage surged as consumers and providers sought ways to safely access and deliver healthcare. In April 2020, overall telehealth utilization for office visits and outpatient care was 78 times higher than in February 2020 (Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1 This step-change, borne out of necessity, was enabled by these fac...
A fundamental requirement for functional tissue is that blood vessels must be able to grow in them and connect to the organism’s vascular system, so that the tissue is properly supplied with oxygen and nutrients. However, until now, almost nothing has been known about which material properties promote the growth of blood vessels. A team headed by biomedical engineer Dr ...
For Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, it is one of two international High-Performance Centers launched in March that are explicitly dedicated to cross-organizational cooperation. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden and the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Chemnitz are involved in the ”Additive Technologies f...
