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Image: A temperature monitoring app cen detect fertility (Photo courtesy of Natural Cycles).

Digital Contraceptive Provides Natural Birth Control Method

A novel mobile application uses a smart algorithm that is sensitive to subtle patterns in a woman's cycle to determine daily fertility, based on basal body temperature (BBT) and period data.
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21 Mar 2019

Transcatheter Bleeding Monitor Increases Patient Safety

21 Mar 2019

Drug Interactions Common Following ED Discharge

21 Mar 2019

New MRI Technique Improves Breast Cancer Screening

20 Mar 2019 | MedImaging.net

Orthopedic Drill Automatically Measures Depth and Power

20 Mar 2019

Decolonization Strategy May Reduce Infections in Catheterized Patients

20 Mar 2019

Spotlight on Business

Advantech Launches All-in-One Computer for Healthcare Applications

Advantech (Taipei, Taiwan), a provider of medical computing systems, has launched its POC-L series of non-medical-grade point-of-care touch computers comprising two models differentiated according to their display size – POC-W213L (21. Read more
19 Mar 2019

Global Neonatal Ventilator Market to Surpass USD 466 Million by 2025

The global neonatal ventilator market is expected to surpass USD 466.1 million by 2025 as rising incidences of preterm births with respiratory disorders and mortality rates will drive the demand for various neonatal ventilators worldwide. Read more
19 Mar 2019

Global POCT Market to Surpass USD 34 Billion by 2024

The global point of care (POC) testing market is projected to surpass USD 34.2 billion by 2024, driven primarily by an increase in the number of pathology labs and services equipped with advanced diagnostic equipment in North America. Read more
07 Mar 2019

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Image: A novel implant regenerates true hyaline cartilage and bone (Photo courtesy of CartiHeal).

Biologic Implant Regrows Cartilage and Bone

A novel cell-free biomaterial implant repairs cartilage and osteochondral defects in both traumatic and osteoarthritic joints. Read more
19 Mar 2019 | Surgical Techniques

Image: Many oncology nurses do take necessary precautions when handling chemotherapy (Photo courtesy of U-M).

Chemotherapy Poses Notable Risks to Healthcare Workers

A new study concludes that the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) use among oncology nurses who handle hazardous drugs is suboptimal at best. Read more
19 Mar 2019 | Critical Care

Image: An intelligent needle can identify minute voids for injection (Photo courtesy of Randal McKenzie/ HMS).

Resistance-Sensing Needle Identifies Target Destinations

A highly sensitive intelligent-injector for tissue-targeting (i2T2) needle can detect changes in resistance in order to properly and safely deliver medication, claims a new study. Read more
18 Mar 2019 | Surgical Techniques

Image: A new study claims that advanced airway management can improve heart attack survival (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock).

Airway Management Correlates with Heart Attack Survival

A new study shows that advanced airway management (AAM) techniques are associated with better survival among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with non-shockable heart rhythms. Read more
18 Mar 2019 | Critical Care

Image: A new study suggests Google Translate is a good option for explaining patient discharge procedures (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock).

Google Translate Offers Accurate Medical Explanations

A new study concludes that using Google Translate (GT) to communicate emergency department (ED) discharge instructions to patients with limited English proficiency is adequate. Read more
14 Mar 2019 | Health IT

Image: A new study shows home births entail triple the risk for newborns (Photo courtesy of iStock Photo).

Home Births Prove More Risky Than Hospital Deliveries

A new study shows that women who give birth in non-hospital settings are three times more likely to encounter complications and perinatal mortality compared with hospital births. Read more
14 Mar 2019 | Women's Health

Image: A shape memory polymer (SMP) that responds to enzymes could promote healing (Photo courtesy of Syracuse University).

Novel SMP Responds Directly to Enzymatic Activity

A new study shows how a novel shape memory polymer (SMP) that responds to exposure to enzymes could soon be used to treat open wounds, infections, and cancer. Read more
14 Mar 2019 | Critical Care

Image: A new study claims static magnetic fields can increase stem cell osteogenic potential (Photo courtesy of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences).

Static Magnetic Fields Enhance Bone Remodeling

Incorporating a static magnetic field (SMF) into 3D-printed (3DP) porous titanium scaffolds can help unleash the osteogenic potential of human bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs), according to a new study. Read more
13 Mar 2019 | Surgical Techniques

Image: The SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet, part of the Medical Bleeding Control Kit (Photo courtesy of SAM Medical).

New Bleeding Control Kit Empowers First Responders

A novel bleeding control kits assists both novice and experienced bystanders to stop stopping massive bleeding caused by everyday traumatic emergencies and natural and man-made disasters. Read more
13 Mar 2019 | Critical Care

Image: A close up of the nozzle of the skin bioprinter (Photo courtesy of WFIRM).

Skin Bioprinting System Helps Heal Extensive Wounds

A mobile skin bioprinter that layers dermal fibroblasts and epidermal keratinocytes directly into a wound can accelerate contraction and re-epithelialization, claims a new study. Read more
12 Mar 2019 | Surgical Techniques

Image: Many people who take warfarin concomitantly take aspirin without needing it (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock).

Improper Anticoagulant Therapy Increases Bleeding Risk

A new study reveals that many patients receiving warfarin for the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) or venous thromboembolism (VTE) also take aspirin without a clear therapeutic indication. Read more
12 Mar 2019 | Critical Care

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AI Places Confidential Health Information at Risk

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as those incorporated into activity trackers, smartphones, and smartwatches, can threaten the privacy of personal health data.... Read more

DeepMind Masters Retinal Disease Detection

Artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately detect 53 kinds of sight-threatening retinopathy at least as effectively as experts, claims a new study. Researchers at Google DeepMind (London, United Kingdom),... Read more

Image: Real X-ray image (L) next to a synthesized X-ray created by DCGAN. Underneath the X-ray images are the corresponding heatmaps (Photo courtesy of Hojjat Salehinejad/MIMLab).

Synthesized X-Ray Images Help Train AI Programs

A new study describes how computer generated X-rays can be used to augment artificial intelligence (AI) training sets. In order to generate and continually improve artificial X-rays, researchers at... Read more

AI Study Sees through Walls and Occlusions

A new study describes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to analyze radio signals bouncing off people's bodies so as to study posture and movement, even through walls. The Massachusetts Institute... Read more

Critical Care

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Image: AI can detect sepsis in newborns before symptom onset (Photo courtesy of Getty Images).

Automated Health Data Tools Detect Sepsis in Newborns

Machine-learning models can identify neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants at risk of sepsis hours before clinicians recognize the life-threatening condition. Researchers at the Children's Hospital... Read more

$Image: A new study warns that yoga postures that flex the spine beyond its limits may raise the risk of compression fractures in people suffering from osteoporosis (Photo courtesy of Getty Images).$

Yoga Practitioners with Osteoporosis Should Avoid Spinal Poses

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN, USA) conducted a study involving 89 patients treated between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2018, retrospectively reviewing their medical records in order... Read more

Ultrathin Stent Helps Treat Coronary Artery Disease

An ultrathin drug-eluting stent (DES) offers a new hybrid strategy in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) by offering both active and passive components. The BIOTRONIK (Berlin, Germany) Orsiro... Read more

Image: A new study shows intermittent compression adds no benefit against DVT in people who take blood thinners (Photo courtesy of Weiuit).

Supplementary Leg Compressions Don’t Reduce DVT Risk

Adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) does not provide additional protection against lower-limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in critically ill patients, according to a new study.... Read more

Surgical Techniques

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Minimally Invasive Procedure Relieves Spinal Stenosis Symptoms

The Vertos Medical (Aliso Viejo, CA, USA) mild device kit and procedure are designed to remove hypertrophic ligamentum flavum through a 5.1-mm treatment portal via a posterior approach using live fluoroscopy.... Read more

Robotic Biopsy System Diagnoses Peripheral Lung Cancer

A minimally invasive lung cancer biopsy system snakes its way through the airways to reach nodules in the peripheral lung. The Intuitive Surgical (Sunnyvale, CA, USA) Ion endoluminal system is based... Read more

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Five Factors Linked to Infections Following Orthopedic Surgery

A new study links diabetes, obesity, smoking, prolonged surgery, and low pre-surgical albumin levels to an increased risk of developing surgical site infection (SSI). Researchers at Xinjiang Medical... Read more

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DBS Implant Treats Medically-Refractory Epilepsy

Delivering controlled electrical pulses to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) can reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in people who are resistant to antiepileptic medication.... Read more

Women's Health

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Image: The RAPTER electrochemical analysis system (Photo courtesy of Nature Communications).

Robotic Sensor Technology Diagnoses Reproductive Health Issues

New robotic sensors can measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development, and menstruation in real-time and at less cost than current methods. Developed by researchers at Imperial College... Read more

Image: A new biosensor could someday detect fetal Down syndrome DNA in pregnant women’s blood (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock).

Ultrasensitive Sensor Detects Down Syndrome in Womb

A new biosensor could someday be used to detect fetal Down syndrome DNA in pregnant women's blood, according to a new study. Developed by researchers at Peking University (Beijing, China), the National... Read more

Delayed Cord Clamping Advances Early Functional Development

A new study suggest that a five-minute delay in umbilical cord clamping results in increased iron stores and brain myelin in areas important for early-life functional development. Researchers at the... Read more

Image: A new study reveals that industrial chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), used in many consumer products, pass through the placenta to accumulate in fetal tissue (Photo courtesy of NewsMedicalNet).

Environmental Contaminants Infiltrate Placenta during Pregnancy

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet (KI; Solna, Sweden), Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen, Denmark), and Copenhagen University (Denmark) conducted a study to measure the concentrations of distinct PFAS in human... Read more

Patient Care

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New Dynamic Knee Brace Relieves Osteoarthritis Pain

A next-generation unloader knee brace addresses the needs of orthopedic practitioners looking for a pain-relieving osteoarthritis (OA) brace for their patients. The Breg (Carlsbad, CA, USA) Quantum... Read more

Virtual Care Solution Assists Chronic Disease Management

An automated home health care management system connects to a range of biometric devices, providing critical health monitoring and 24/7 care. The SameDay Security (SDS; Las Cruces, NM, USA) Electronic... Read more

Image: A novel swallowing gel helps those with difficulty swallowing medicine (Photo courtesy of ARKRAY).

Slick Gel Aids Those with Difficulty Swallowing Medication

A thick, smooth gel allows patients to easily swallow tablets, capsules, and powders, ensuring smooth passing through the esophagus. The ARKRAY (Kyoto, Japan) Assure Slide Swallowing Aid is designed... Read more

Image: The Optimal-G Pro personalized gait platform (Photo courtesy of Motorika).

Personalized Robotic Platform Rehabilitates Disorganized Gait

An advanced gait rehabilitation system uses enhanced learning intelligence technology (ELITE) to provide optimal neuromuscular re-education and brain retraining. The Motorika (Mount Laurel, NJ, USA)... Read more

Health IT

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Predictive EHR System Could Forecast Health Events

Google (Mountain View, CA, USA) has applied for a patent for a deep machine learning system that uses longitudinal electronic health record (EHR) data to predict future health events. The Google system... Read more

Voice Analysis Technology Monitors Patient Health

Personalized analysis software turns smart devices into remote patient monitoring devices for voice-affecting diseases such as asthma, pneumonia, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).... Read more

Image: The UK plans to invest USD 130 million on AI development for industries including life sciences (Photo courtesy of GEP).

UK to Invest £100 Million in Artificial Intelligence Research

The government of the United Kingdom has announced it will invest USD 130 million to attract 1,000 new PhD placements at universities across the country to focus on artificial intelligence (AI) development,... Read more

AI Algorithm Analyzes Daily Activities in People with Dementia

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to remotely monitor people with dementia living at home, helping to identify health problems such as urinary tract infections (UTIs). Researchers at the University... Read more

Hospital News

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$Image: An NFER system allows researchers to track nurses\' movements in real time (Photo courtesy of Jung Hyup Kim/ MU).$

Nurse Tracking System Improves Hospital Workflow

An innovative system uses a combination of manual observation and non-intrusive tracking sensors to track intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in real time. Developed at the University of Missouri (MU;... Read more

Image: The new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital main building (Photo courtesy of Stanford Health).

New Children’s Hospital Transforms California Healthcare

The new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Palo Alto, CA, USA) expansion is set to transform the patient experience through a family-centered design and technological innovation, while setting new standards... Read more

Noisy Hospitals Face Threat of Decreased Federal Compensation

A new review shows that hospitals in the United States are attempting different approaches to bring restful repose to their patients. The new review, presented by BeoGrin Consulting (Baltimore, MD,... Read more

$Image: Guy\'s and St. Thomas\' hospital and Johnson & Johnson join forces to improve orthopedic care (Photo courtesy of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust).$