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Image: A stained epidermis cells cultured on the A5G81 peptide (Photo courtesy of Guillermo Ameer /Northwestern University).

Antioxidant Dressing Accelerates Wound Healing in Diabetics

A shape-conforming hydrogel regenerative bandage leverages the body's own healing mechanisms to heal painful, hard-to-treat diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), claims a new study. Read more
19 Jun 2018 | Critical Care
Image: The Oncotype Dx tests 21 genes related to breast cancer (Photo courtesy of NEJM).

Adjuvant Chemotherapy Unnecessary for Early Breast Cancer

A new study found no difference in disease-free survival of women with axillary node-negative breast cancer (BC) treated with endocrine therapy alone, or with a combination of endocrine therapy with chemotherapy. Read more
14 Jun 2018 | Women's Health
Image: Research suggests patient care can be improved by real-time monitoring of physical rehabilitation (Photo courtesy of Fraunhofer FOKUS).

Telemedicine Exercise Therapy Improves Physical Rehabilitation

An interactive telemedicine system based on real-time monitoring of physical exercise performance provides better patient care. Read more
14 Jun 2018 | Patient Care
Image: AI technology can help identify wrist fractures (Photo courtesy of Getty Images).

AI Algorithm Aids Detection of Wrist Fractures

Innovative diagnostic software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze two-dimensional wrist radiographs for signs of distal radius fracture. Read more
13 Jun 2018 | Surgical Techniques
Image: The new implantable sensor is deisgned to monitor ICP (Photo courtesy of iStock).

Mobile ICP Device Monitors Brain Injury Patients

A fully implantable wireless intracranial pressure (ICP) sensor enables continuous telemetric monitoring of parenchymal ICP, including continuous waveforms. Read more
13 Jun 2018 | Critical Care
Image: The DualKnife J ESD electrosurgical knife now supports submucosal injection (Photo courtesy of Olympus).

Upgraded Electrosurgical Knife Shortens Procedural Time

An endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) electrosurgical knife now also integrates submucosal injection for efficient, safe, and more reliable performance. Read more
12 Jun 2018 | Surgical Techniques
Image: An automated algorithm is designed to detect ventilated patients at risk of infection (Photo courtesy of Bigstock).

Automated System Identifies Ventilated Patients at Risk

An automated system for detecting mechanically ventilated patients at risk of ventilator-associated events surpasses traditional surveillance methods, according to a new study. Read more
12 Jun 2018 | Critical Care
Image: The Zephyr endobronchial valve (Photo courtesy of PulmonX).

Endobronchial Valves Improve Lung Function in Emphysema

An endobronchial valve (EBV) improves lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with heterogeneous emphysema and hyperinflation, according to a new study. Read more
11 Jun 2018 | Surgical Techniques
Image: Professor Barry Marshall listening to a gut recording (Photo courtesy of Scitech.org.au).

Acoustic Technology Could Improve Diagnosis of IBS

A novel acoustic belt offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by listening to the patient's gut, according to a new study. Read more
11 Jun 2018 | Critical Care
Image: A new study suggests vitamin C can diminish the harms of smoking during pregnancy (Photo courtesy of istockphoto).

Vitamin C May Reduce Harm of Smoking During Pregnancy

Women who are unable to quit smoking during their pregnancy may reduce the harm smoking does to their baby's lungs by taking vitamin C, according to a new study. Read more
07 Jun 2018 | Surgical Techniques
Image: Trans-Siberian trains will soon provide telehealth capabilities (Photo courtesy of RZD).

Telemedicine System to Connect Trans-Siberian Railways

An innovative telemedicine system will connect hospitals affiliated with state-owned Russian Railways to facilitate digital healthcare. Read more
07 Jun 2018 | Health IT

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Image: The UK Prime Minister Theresa May wants to use AI to battle cancer (Photo courtesy of Getty Images).

AI to Target Cancer Deaths in the UK

Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is aiming to cut cancer deaths by 10% using artificial intelligence (AI) as the key driver of improved health outcomes. The ambitious new plan calls... Read more

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Wireless Patch Provides Continuous Temperature Monitoring

A soft, comfortable, disposable patch can significantly improve the way temperature is measured in the clinical environment. The Blue Spark Technologies (BST; Westlake, OH, USA) TempTraq is a Bluetooth-enabled... Read more

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Ventricular Catheter Flushing System Restores CSF Flow

A non-invasive retrograde flushing system helps clinicians restore or increase cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in a blocked ventricular catheter shunt. The Anuncia (Lowell, MA, USA) Alivio System is... Read more

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Image: A new study shows women face a higher risk of heart failure after giving birth (Photo courtesy of Getty Images).

Study Shows Women at Highest HF Risk following Delivery

A new study finds that women are at the highest risk for heart failure (HF) within the six weeks of delivery, known as the postpartum period. Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC,... Read more

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Neuroplasticity Device Helps Recover Muscle Control
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Image: The smart socks help nurses know when a patient is out of bed (Photo courtesy of Palarum).

Innovative Socks Reduce Fall Incidents and Accidents

A new fall-prevention system can significantly reduce hospital patient falls and decrease nurses alarm fatigue through a smart notification system. The Palarum (Lebanon, OH, USA) battery-powered PUP... Read more

Health IT

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Dissatisfaction with EHRs Drives Physician Burnout
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Image: Researchers have discovered how EHRs can be reconfigured into subscription services (Photo courtesy of Fotalia).

Patient Subscriptions May Enhance Future of EHR

A new viewpoint argues that the Electronic Health Records (EHR) can be restructured from mere digital remakes of pen and paper ancestors into platforms that allow doctors to subscribe to their patients'... Read more

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New Children’s Hospital Transforms California Healthcare
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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

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Image: The Modus V provides an alternative to the traditional operating microscope featuring an ocular or eyepiece that is commonly used by neurosurgeons to view magnified images of the brain (Photo courtesy of Synaptive Medical).

Digital Microscope Provides Advanced Visualization in OR

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Health System (New York, NY, USA) has become one of the first hospitals in the US to use Modus V, a hands-free, robotically controlled digital microscope... Read more

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