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...
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, used to treat some COVID-19 patients, are associated with risk of prolonged QT interval that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias. VitalPatch allows clinicians to remotely and continuously monitor patients at risk of QT prolongation due to COVID-19 treatment. VitalPatch is an FDA-approved device. Besides serving as a single-lead...
Errors, as we know, transpire in every complex system that involves human beings, and healthcare is no exception. Human error is the third leading cause of death, making the healthcare industry one of the unsafest industries, worldwide. It’s a chilling reality. When intensive care patients need respiratory support for the underlying disease to heal, the risks for errors ...
Hovione Technology’s 8Shot Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) has earned the Red Dot 2020 Product Design Award in the Healthcare Daily Living AIDS category. João Ventura Fernandes, PhD, director of technology development and licensing for Hovione Technology Ltd., told MD+DI that 8Shot “was developed to be the world’s first 8-dose, factory-filled dry powder inhaler device enabli...
3D printing has emerged as a hero technology during COVID-19 because the technology enables rapid prototyping and production of personal protection equipment (PPE), diagnostic testing swabs, and an array of other medical device components. While there remains limitations with technology, additive manufacturing is far better positioned to respond to urgent supply needs th...
We are seeing a global consensus to recognize that HBOT might prove vital for future COVID-19 treatments. One of our most-trusted sources in regards to hyperbaric news is the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM – www.echm.org), which have published an official position statement regarding primary guidelines for infection control, patient treatment and staff ...
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The company’s mobile application and web-based platform is made available to healthcare providers to accelerate the transfer of these patients. XFERALL has also decided to waive implementation fees during the coronavirus crisis until post-90 days from the cancellation of the state of emergency or 31 December 2020, whichever comes first. XFERALL is a HIPAA and EMTAL...
Hospital ventilators are required to treat Covid-19 patients suffering from respiratory insufficiency. Philips’ critical care ventilators are said come with life support and invasive ventilation capabilities, battery back-up, redundant safety controls and compatibility for patient monitors and nurse alarms. In addition, the company’s software algorithms could adap...
As part of the expanded partnership, AMC’s telehealth services will be provided to Geisinger and its patients who are symptomatic or diagnosed with Covid-19. The services include new interactive voice response (IVR) and patient Bluetooth peripheral kits such as pulse oximeter and thermometers. AMC Health CEO Nesim Bildirici said: “We are excited to build our long-stan...
Prof. Sergio Pillon, MD, a specialist in vascular medicine and eHealth presented MTX on Rai3 national ItalianTV report as an important medical device for monitoring COVID19 patients due to non-invasive blood gas data. He emphasizes the easiness of MTX thanks to the App to which the data is transferred
Roquette, a global company that specialises in providing plant-based ingredients for the food, nutrition and health markets, recently published a paper describing how cyclodextrins can contribute to fighting the current pandemic. Cyclodextrins as solubilisers help deliver drugs Most often, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrins (HPβCDs) are used as solubilisers for the app...
Currently being 3-D printed in copper and stainless steel, the filter would enable long-term PPE use that medical personnel and even everyday consumers could use, ExOne said. This sustainable, reusable solution can meet current safety needs while addressing the environmental challenges of disposable PPE as well, according to the company. “From the beginning of the COV...
These employees have a deep background in medical device manufacturing and robotics development, which are critical components of a new design, the company said. “Our mission is to solve the impending worldwide ventilator shortage, and technology is a key component,” said Tyler Mantel, cofounder of the Ventilator Project. “In just a few weeks, we’ve onboarded experien...
Healthcare systems across the world are facing a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases and thoracic radiologists are on the front-line of diagnosis in countries with limited supply of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing kits for definitive diagnosis. Due to the nature of the emergency in Iran at the peak of the outbreak and the reported low sensitivity and short supply of P...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered the supplies during an enforcement operation by the DOJ’s COVID-19 Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force on March 30 and alerted HHS, which used its authority under the Defense Production Act to immediately furnish the supplies to the United States. In addition to the N95 respirator masks, the PPE included 598,000 medical...
Its locations in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and Redlands, California, will uses their 150 Park Dental Research Juell 3D printers to produce thousands of these items each day. “During this unprecedented time, we want to do everything we can, in whatever way possible, to step up and contribute,” said byte cofounder Scott Cohen. “Every day, we hear of medical supply shortages...
The MTV1000 received FDA authorization for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In this time of global crisis, it is vital that companies come together to support the fight against COVID-19, leveraging every tool available, and that’s exactly what we intend to do,” said Todd Norbe, CEO of Biolase. “Without hesitation, we expect to pivot quickly and leverage...
“Supporting our customers and facilitating ventilator training continues to be key to all stakeholders in this project”, says Charles Merchant, senior director Global Therapy Development Acute Care Therapies at Getinge. “Dräger, GE Healthcare, Hamilton Medical, Medtronic, Philips, Vyaire Medical and Nihon Kohden, together with Getinge, have joined this humanitarian train...
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Mayo Clinic’s Division of Neonatal Medicine and Center for Connected Care recently published findings of a study comparing the reliability of wireless telemedicine technology versus a traditional wired cart. In the 20-month study, the health system found that the wireless technology outperformed its predecessor in every instance. The study zeroed in specifically on ...
Natalie Dickman squeezed the bag again and again in an effort to revive a victim of cardiac arrest. After a mere 3 minutes, she could squeeze no more. “The patient had been down for 30 minutes and there wasn’t much hope, unfortunately,” said the Rice University student, a soon-to-be graduate of the Brown School of Engineering, who was covering a shift with Houston EMS...
The virus can move from an infected person to a healthy one through direct contact. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, they expel respiratory droplets that can contain the virus, and can spread the infection to others - which is also why it is important for everyone to wear a mask; not all infected people will know they are infected. Surfaces in the immediate vic...
A 2017 publication noted that any physician working in critical care knows that a systemic infection is often accompanied and complicated by delirium. Studies have suggested that viruses, including HIV and influenza can cause a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. Researchers have now published a report in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity warning of the coming wave of ...
We know what it’s like to get very worked up with business or outside events, we at AHA Hyperbarics have had our fair share of personal and professional hurdles. Our go-to strategy is to remember that our mission is not just a technical venture, building hyperbaric inflatable chambers, it’s meant to help people breathe new vitality. What’s your mission in life? Take a...
The new product will be manufactured according to the specifications of the World Health Organization and will be specially designed to kill bacteria and viruses. INEOS is the largest European producer of the two raw materials needed to make the hand sanitiser - isopropyl alcohol and ethanol. Its factories are already running at full capacity and the company has dedic...
With my daughter in law moving closer to the third trimester of her second pregnancy and my son in almost daily contact with COVID-19 patients at his workplace, I decided to pore over the scarce literature available on COVID-19 and pregnancy. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to respiratory infections including pneumonia. This may be caused by their relativ...
However, this indirect method can produce inaccuracies, and single-point measurements lead to an inaccurate hypertension diagnosis in 30% of patients. While intraarterial lines can be used for direct and continuous blood pressure readings, they are highly invasive and reserved for inpatient use. ViTrack is different: it is a direct, continuous, yet non-invasive way of...
The UK’s new Coronavirus Bill will relax safeguards in mental health legislation and suspend the obligation of duties currently required of care service providers by the Care Act for up to two years. The new legislation intends to ensure that health services can continue to operate in the event of anticpiated increased demand. However mental health service user org...
Raymond Babbitt’s heritage and the chronicles of autism “He’s artistic?” Charlie replies, “No, he’s autistic.” The nurse says, “I’m not familiar with that, what is the exact nature of the problem?” This is one of the most heart-rending lines of ignorance from Rain Man, the iconic Hollywood movie from 1988, which put autism on the radar of wide audiences. Until then, it ...
Apart from a healthy diet, regular physical activity or exercise is the key to good health. That’s why medical associations like the German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP) recommend making sports an integral part of life. Not only does it help to balance stress levels, but it can also protect you from diseases because it strengthens your immune system. ...
Horton, American Emergency Vehicles (AEV), Leader, Wheeled Coach, Road Rescue and McCoy-Miller all offer these features in their HRIC designs. REV has previously delivered ambulances to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which were configured to meet each agency’s unique specifications for controlling the ...
Consisting of augmented reality glasses for the clinician and a cap containing brain sensors for the patient, the system uses artificial intelligence to convert brain activity data into a pain signature visualization so that the clinician can assess pain levels. At present, it is difficult to measure pain levels accurately. Also, for many, such as children or patient...
Seegene is a developer of multiplex molecular technologies and multiplex clinical molecular diagnostics (M-MoDx). Its core enabling technologies - DPO™, TOCE™, and MuDT™ - are the foundation for M-MoDx tests that can simultaneously detect multiple targets with high sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility. Seegene had launched a single-tube assay, Allplex™ 2019-nC...
Forest Devices hopes to change that. The Pittsburgh-based company’s product, ALPHASTROKE, is a portable triage tool that allows first-responders to diagnose strokes more accurately than with a conventional clinical exam. The company’s studies have shown that ALPHASTROKE can diagnose strokes with over 90% sensitivity and specificity, compared to 70% with the best clinical...
Only 42% of people living with Type 1 diabetes count carbohydrates to determine their mealtime insulin dose, according to the company. Incorrect carb counting and insulin dosages often result in hypo- and hyperglycemia. The bolus calculator is designed to remove the guesswork from insulin dosing for those with either Type 1 or Type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes, by tak...
