The robot uses a tray to ferry food and medicine. The Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Government Hospital in Jaipur is conducting a series of trials on a humanoid robot to check if could be pressed into service for delivering medicines and food to the COVID-19 patients admitted there, helping to keep the doctors and nursing staff at a safe distance to protect them against the d...
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is posing major challenges for healthcare systems and medical institutions worldwide. An ability to rapidly diagnose the virus is of invaluable help in curbing its exponential spread in many countries. Bosch’s new, fully automated rapid test for COVID-19 can help medical facilities such as doctors’ offices, hospitals, laboratories, and health c...
In “Time Kinetics of Viral Clearance and Resolution of Symptoms in Novel Coronavirus Infection,” Lixin Xie, MD, Lokesh Sharma, PhD, and co-authors report on a study of 16 patients with COVID-19, who were treated and released from the Treatment Center of PLA General Hospital in Beijing between January 28 and Feb. 9, 2020. Patients studied had a median age of 35.5 years. ...
Today, cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. Despite advances in research, one person in the United Kingdom dies from heart and circulatory problems every three minutes. Launched in August 2018, the global Big Beat Challenge, which offers a single research award of £30 million (€34 million), has inspired the world’s greatest minds across med...
Incorporating artificial intelligence, image processing, and molecular virology, researchers from a trio of british universities have developed a device that can detect the virus in 30 minutes using a smartphone app. The device would allow those who are self-isolating to test themselves, while health care workers could test patients, and themselves, to slow the pandemic’...
The motor company is working with 3M to increase the manufacturing capacity of their powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) designs and working jointly to develop a new design leveraging parts from both companies to meet the surge demand for first responders and health care workers. In addition, Ford and GE healthcare are working together to expand production of...
A lack of testing capacity is one of the key hurdles currently facing the US in diagnosing and tracking cases of COVID-19. But at-home test kits for less urgent cases could soon help ease the burden as well as increase safety for health care workers and members of the public. However, companies currently making such home-based collection kits already seem to be runnin...
The authorization was made Friday and tests will begin shipping next week, according to a statement from California-based Cepheid, the company manufacturing the tests. "During this time of increased demand for hospital services, Clinicians urgently need an on-demand diagnostic test for real-time management of patients being evaluated for admission to health-care facil...
The Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia Department of Pathology has developed a novel, accurate coronavirus test that can tell patients if they are infected within about two hours instead of waiting typically days to hear from remote testing facilities. "We want patients and physicians in our community to have timely access to i...
One major challenge in the US response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been the availability of test kits and the reagents required to use those kits. Public health authorities say accurate and widespread testing is critical in identifying COVID-19 hotspots and how it is spreading, as well as ensuring infected patients are treated quickly. But, as recently as la...
Face masks, even N95 masks, are not great at preventing the virus from entering the nose, mouth, and the eyes. Spurred by necessity, an Israeli physician designed a protective mask that bridges the gap between N95 masks and a lot more restrictive gas masks, in the process protecting the airways and the eyes from being entry points for viral, and other, infections. ...
As of Friday (March 20), 86 clinical trials of COVID-19 treatments or vaccines that are either ongoing or recruiting patients. New ones are being added every day, as the case count in the U.S. (and globally) skyrockets. The drugs being tested range from repurposed flu treatments to failed ebola drugs, to malaria treatments that were first developed decades ago. Here, we ...
Gent, Belgium, Cambridge, Mass., USA, and Rostock and Berlin, Germany – November 9, 2020: Fujirebio Europe and Centogene N.V. (Nasdaq: CNTG) announced today to have entered a partnership to leverage LUMIPULSE® G technology for large-scale COVID-19 antigen testing with further deployment in German airports. As part of the agreement, Fujirebio will provide a steady supp...
What’s more, RNA-targeting CRISPR systems are advancing on important applications for which they are uniquely well suited. For example, they can silence gene expression at the transcriptional level, which is advantageous if the corresponding targets at the genomic level are hard to access. Also, RNA-targeting CRISPR systems can be effective in targeting RNA viruses such ...
Prof. Michael Haude, Director of Medical Clinic I at Rheinland Klinikum Neuss Lukaskrankenhaus, carried out the procedures on patients with acute coronary syndrome by controlling the robotic system with joysticks. He explained: “I was able to treat coronary stenosis [a narrowing of the arteries] by doing a dilatation with a balloon and stent implantation. The system o...
Malaysia's Medical Innovation Ventures (Mediven®) achieved 100% concordance for GenoAmp®, its COVID-19 PCR test kit in an international third party evaluation study External Quality Assessment (EQA) / Proficiency Testing (PT) from the UK. The study is participated by many international brands from South Korea, Spain, France, China, Germany, USA, Turkey, Australia and ...
Such devices can help enhance rehabilitation and assist patients while they perform everyday tasks. The idea with such technology is that the soft suit feels almost like a piece of clothing and applies force gently and evenly to affect natural movement. This latest suit, the ReStore exosuit from ReWalk Robotics, has been FDA cleared for use in patients who have experi...
A person would wear a pair of glasses outfitted with a camera that, via a computer, feeds what it is seeing to the brain implant. The wireless implant is positioned on the surface of the brain and it can generate 172 different bright spots that the person can see. By properly producing these so-called phosphenes, it should be possible to provide rudimentary visual inform...
In December 2019, several cases of atypical pneumonia were reported in the city of Wuhan in China. Laboratory tests confirmed that the causative pathogen was a novel coronavirus, provisionally named 2019-nCoV and now called SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 causes the disease officially designated as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of February 27, 2020, the WHO ...
The novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 has spread from the site of the original outbreak in China to affect 75 countries around the world. If effective controls aren't put into place, COVID-19 could ultimately infect between 40% and 70% of the population worldwide in the coming year, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health epidemiologist Ma...
Many so-called diseases of civilization or lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and obesity seem to increase in frequency. Even so, we all want to stay fit and healthy for as long as possible. To motivate people to exercise more and to stay healthy, eGym relies on a mixture of automated training equipment, educated professionals and digital solutions. At...
After months of rumors, Thermo Fisher Scientific is finally acquiring Qiagen for $11.5 billion. The deal calls for Waltham, MA-based Thermo Fisher Scientific to spend about $43.6 per share for Qiagen. The move also comes after Qiagen terminated talks for a merger on Christmas Eve. The offer price represents a premium of about 23% to the closing price of Venlo, Netherl...
"To really deliver on the promise of precision oncology, providers need to access, interpret, and apply this genomic information where and when clinical decisions are made: the EHR," said Dr. Mia Levy, the Sheba Foundation Director of the Rush University Cancer Center and a national leader in biomedical informatics. "This new technology makes point-of-care insights and i...
The assets constitute the entire operations of Memorial Hermann Diagnostic Laboratories (MHDL), the outreach laboratory division of Memorial Hermann. Quest will also buy about 30 MHDL patient service centres and nearly 60 in-office laboratory service sites. Via a multi-year agreement, Quest will offer professional laboratory management services for all of Memorial ...
The news comes as refitting of isolation wards has been completed at the hospital’s Guanggu subdivision. Open wards have been separated into clean, semi-contaminated and contaminated areas with separate access. At clean areas, doctors will be required to put on masks and protective suits, among other equipment. They have to pass via five doors, with disinfection at ea...
By 11 February, the ministry had already sent 23 mobile disposal units to Wuhan, Xiaogan, Huanggang and other cities that are experiencing the majority of the outbreak. Ten additional units are being sent to Wuhan. In addition, the ministry is providing 38 transport vehicles to Hubei province to expedite medical waste transportation. Furthermore, 25 more vehicles will...
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...
The first robots will be shipped this week and many more in the following weeks via air. Employing ultraviolet light, the Danish robot can disinfect and kill viruses and bacteria autonomously. This effectively curtails the spread of coronavirus without exposing hospital staff to the potential risk of infection. Through Sunay Healthcare Supply’s partners in China...
The test can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, antibodies against the virus (potentially indicating a level of immunity), and inflammatory markers that could indicate the severity of COVID-19. Using blood or saliva, the test can provide a result in as little as 10 minutes. The researchers hope that it could soon be used by people at home to assess their COVID-19 status....
The technology is based on a finding that stimulating the trigeminal nerve, which scientists believe is related to the auditory system, seems to have an effect on tinnitus. Coupling this effect with delivering sounds into the ears that are within the frequency range of those that people hear during tinnitus, was the idea for the Lenire system from Neuromod Devices. Last ...
The system uses magnets to guide a probe through the body, and its developers claim that the approach is easier for operators and less painful and uncomfortable for patients. The researchers hope that the system could make colonoscopies more widely available. Colonoscopies are vital in detecting a variety of pathologies, including colorectal cancer. However, they aren...
But are they really effective? What kind of masks actually protect against Covid-19? Read this article to find out. (Our in-house expert Hicham Dhouibi contributed to this article.) Kolmi-Hopen Groupe Medicom is one of the major players in the manufacturing of single-use medical products. In a normal period of time, they make 150 million surgical masks and more tha...
Mapping this part, called the spike protein, is an essential step so researchers around the world can develop vaccines and antiviral drugs to combat the virus. The paper is publishing Wednesday, February 19, 2020, in the journal Science. The scientific team is also working on a related viable vaccine candidate stemming from the research. Jason McLellan, associate p...
Some have questioned the accuracy of the statistics released by the Chinese government regarding the reported number of cases and deaths due to the outbreak. Now there are concerns about the accuracy of the laboratory tests used to confirm diagnoses. Reports suggest some people test negative up to six times even though they are infected with the virus, according to th...
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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...
