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Hospital

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How an AI tool could improve patient safety

Read in our interview how the AI-based could warn, before a patient's condition deteriorates

BabSim.Hospital

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Forecasting hospital bed needs

Learn more about a tool that can simulate the strain on hospitals during the pandemic in our interview

Biostatistics

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Using data and models to fight Covid-19

In an interview, biostatistician Prof. Frank Klawonn talks about how a potential overload of healthcare systems by Covid-19 can be predicted

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E-textiles that can be used to measure photoplenthysmography

Advances in wearable devices have enabled e-textiles, which fuse lightweight and comfortable textiles with smart electronics, and are garnering attention as the next-generation wearable technology. In particular, fiber electronic devices endowed with electrical properties, while retaining the specific characteristics of textiles, are key elements in manufacturing e-textiles.

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Digital alarm system for paediatric intensive care medicine

Working in intensive care units poses special challenges for healthcare workers. They have to safely and reliably detect whether the condition of their seriously ill patients is deteriorating in a life-threatening way, and they have to do so under great time pressure because every minute counts. The stress level increases even more when the patients are children and adolescents.

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Neural network could help clinicians look for pre-cancerous skin lesions

A neural network system that analyzes photographs can rank and distinguish suspicious, potentially precancerous skin lesions, which can turn into the deadly skin malignancy melanoma if not caught and removed early.

Image: A wrist of a woman in sport clothes with a wearable device; Copyright: Tokyo University of Science

Wearable microfluidic sensor to measure lactate concentration in real time

Scientists develop new biosensing device to chemically monitor the state of muscles during physical exercise.

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Wearables: an intelligent health care product for on the go

A project at Landshut University of Applied Sciences is aiming to improve wearables for medical applications and to enable the portable minicomputers to make more accurate measurements.

Image: A woman holding a smartphone in front of her head; Copyright: Fabian Eggert/IPU Berlin

Health apps: getting to grips with the digital placebo effect

Sharing information about the expected effect of a health app before its use and providing positive feedback regarding its effectiveness after its use have the potential to strengthen the placebo effect.

Image: Dr. Žiga Avsec at his home office workplace; Copyright: Avsec / TUM

AI deciphers genetic instructions

With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) a German-American team of scientists deciphered some of the more elusive instructions encoded in DNA. Their neural network trained on high-resolution maps of protein-DNA interactions uncovers subtle DNA sequence patterns throughout the genome, thus providing a deeper understanding of how these sequences are organized to regulate genes.

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Wearables: skin patch as an all-in-one health monitor

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer's levels of glucose as well as lactate, alcohol or caffeine. It is the first wearable device that monitors cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels in the human body at the same time.

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AI tool for better preparation for surgery

A new tool using an artificial intelligence platform may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery.

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Brief survey tool tracks symptoms

Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have developed and validated a short questionnaire to help patients report symptoms and assist healthcare providers in assessing the severity of symptoms, and in monitoring and adjusting treatment accordingly.

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AI can predict death risk from ultrasound images

Researchers at Geisinger have found that a computer algorithm developed using echocardiogram videos of the heart can predict mortality within a year.

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Helping translational research meet the needs of older adults

Mark Redfern receives an NIH award to establish a new program in the Human Factors of Aging to inform, support, and advance research focused on improving the lives of older adults.

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Wearables can detect COVID-19 symptoms and predict diagnosis

Wearable devices can identify COVID-19 cases earlier than traditional diagnostic methods and can help track and improve management of the disease, Mount Sinai researchers report in one of the first studies on the topic. The findings were published in Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Data tool may improve care

With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrated that a tool they developed can rapidly predict mortality for patients facing transfer between hospitals in order to access higher-acuity care.

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COVID-19 dashboard to compare country and state data

A new online dashboard, created by NYU Professor Alexej Jerschow, brings together COVID-19 data from U.S. states and countries around the world to compare cases, deaths, vaccines, and testing in a visual, user-friendly format.

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Study provides evidence of Covid-19 contact tracing app effectiveness

An international research collaboration, involving scientists from the UK, US and Spain, has shed new light on the usefulness of digital contact tracing (DCT) to control the spread of Covid-19.

Image: A hand holding a smartphone with health data on the screen; Copyright: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University

Using wearable tech to keep babies, pregnant women healthy

Doctors' opinions vary widely when it comes to exercise during pregnancy because research into pregnant women's fitness has been scarce. But with a new study, Shon Rowan - an associate professor with the West Virginia University School of Medicine - is using wearable technology to fill that knowledge gap.

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Machine learning enhances predictions of COVID-19 outcomes

Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies using a machine learning technique called "federated learning" to examine electronic health records to better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress. The study was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research - Medical Informatics.

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AI: individualized cancer therapy soon to be faster

The treatment of cancer with new, individualized cell therapies is usually very costly and lengthy. Before treatment can take place, patients often have to wait a long time for individualized therapeutics to be produced and they lose valuable time.

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Cardiovascular diseases: new computer model improves therapy

Using mathematical image processing, scientists at the BioTechMed-Graz research cooperation have found a way to create digital twins from human hearts. The method opens up completely new possibilities in clinical diagnostics.

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Cancer diagnosis using a urine test with artificial intelligence

Successful precision cancer diagnosis through an AI analysis of multiple factors of prostate cancer. Potential application of the precise diagnoses of other cancers by utilizing a urine test.

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Wearables: nonsurgical treatment for cerebral infarction

Preclinical efficacy validation of a light-weight wearable wireless ultrasound brain stimulator for stroke rehabilitation. Establishing the grounds for the development of wearable ultrasound stimulation technology applicable in everyday life.

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App for clock drawing test will help to detect dementia in future

The clock drawing test has been used for several decades as a simple and effective means of diagnosing disruptions to spatial orientation and dementias. Scientists at the Pattern Recognition Lab at the Department of Computer Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) fed AI neural networks with data from 2500 tests to teach them how to assess these results independently.

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AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently

Diabetes continues to be the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. A new study looks at the effectiveness of seven artificial intelligence-based screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease leading to vision loss.

Image: a whole body scan of a mouse, the organs are coloured; Copyright: Astrid Eckert / TUM

Quick look under the skin

Imaging techniques enable a detailed look inside an organism. But interpreting the data is time-consuming and requires a great deal of experience. Artificial neural networks open up new possibilities: They require just seconds to interpret whole-body scans of mice and to segment and depict the organs in colors, instead of in various shades of gray.

Water is the key DiaSys new water purification systems

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Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms

Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms of equipment package for operating rooms and critical care areas in order to support hospitals to return to elective...

Rotation Mattress with Pump Turning Mattress

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Former USAF Surgeon General, Innovators Focus on Life-Saving Air Transport of COVID Patients

San Antonio-based Knight Aerospace just launched manufacture of state-of-the-art “flying emergency rooms” that safely transport and treat critically ill and highly contagious patients while in flight.

OmniVision Launches World’s First Complete Medical Imaging Subsystems for Single-Use Endoscopes and Catheters with Addition of OVMed® Cables

Combined with Portfolio of Medical CameraCubeChip™ Modules and OVMed ISP Boards, New Line of Cables Enables OmniVision to Uniquely Provide Optimally Tuned End-to-End Imaging Subsystems OmniVision...

OmniVision and Almalence Add SuperResolution to World’s Smallest Camera Module for Endoscopic Medical Imaging

Joint Solution Combines OmniVision’s Wafer-Level CameraCubeChip™ Technology With Almalence’s Unique SuperResolution Algorithm to Provide Highest Quality Images of Smallest Parts of Anatomy...

Aspen Laser Systems Named to the Inc. 5000 List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Inc. Magazine revealed this week that Aspen Laser Systems has been selected for its Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

World premiere: MAVIG presents the new Medium-Load Monitor Suspension System GD50 for the first time

With the increasing number of clinical applications and evolving spaces, MAVIG has expanded its previous generation of medium-load monitor mount systems into a versatile product that meets the...

JM PGM Wire

By developing industry leading sustainable technologies, Johnson Matthey provides platinum group metals (PGM) in various forms such as wire, tube or sheet as well as high-quality precision machined...

Edmund Optics Acquires Quality Thin Films, Inc.; Strengthens Position as Laser Optics Manufacturer

Edmund Optics®, the premier provider of optical and imaging components, announced today that it has acquired Quality Thin Films, Inc. (QTF). QTF, located outside of Tampa, Florida, offers a wide range...

MAVIG YLED-1F – LED Lamp with Acrobat® Swing Systems

Optimal examination and operation conditions can only be achieved if a precise illumination of the wound area is guaranteed. The correct positioning of the lamp body is therefore essential. Whether in...

WEDGES CLINICAL INVESTIGATION PLAN IN BELGIUM

WEDGES: A prospective, multi-center randomized trial for the evaluation of coronary lesion preparation: an assessment of a new scoring balloon by quantitative stent enhanced visualization...

Westlake Global Compounds Announces Entity Name Changes - Resilia S.r.l. becomes Westlake Compounds Italy S.r.l.

As you may know, Westlake Chemical Corporation completed the acquisition of NAKAN (IVY GROUP HOLDING) in January 2019. As a result, all NAKAN entities became Westlake companies. Today, we are pleased...

Announcing CE Mark—IRENE Hip Joint Products

IRENE is delighted to announce that all hip joint products have received CE certificate, which means that IRENE hip joint products comply with relevant standards and regulations of EU, and have been...

Clinical Trial of Tri-Wedge PTA Scoring Balloon Dilatation Catheter

Tri-Wedge PTA Scoring Balloon Dilatation Catheter (hereinafter referred to as Tri-Wedge), manufactured by Brosmed Medical Co., Ltd., is an “over-the wire” catheter with a unique feature that...

BLOG POST: Remote Monitoring Made Easy

Healthcare systems are under strain throughout Europe. We are seeing an explosion in costs, a shortage of skilled workers and physicians while, at the same time, facing an ageing population. However,...

CAIRE Announces Expanded Patient Access to FreeStyle Comfort in European Union

Award-winning portable oxygen concentrator approved for reimbursement in France, Germany Ball Ground, GA (November 11, 2020) – CAIRE’s award-winning FreeStyle® Comfort® portable...

Inogen Targets Non-Invasive Vents

**Not available yet for distribution outside the USA** GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen is set to enter the non-invasive ventilator market with its planned acquisition of New Aera for $70.4 million in cash.

STERIFLASHTM equipment for 2019-nCoV coronavirus infected waste

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends steam-based treatment technologies to disinfect/sterilize highly infectious waste (*), like waste infected with 2019-nCoV coronavirus. The STERIFLASH™...

EIZO Releases a New Large-Screen 4K UHD Monitor for Hybrid OR Applications

EIZO GmbH today announced the release of the new 57.5-inch 8-megapixel color monitor RadiForce LL580W for cost-effective Hybrid OR and interventional radiology usage. This 4K UHD (3840 x 2160 pixel)...

Double Medical Won The Xiamen Top Ten New Economic Influential Enterprises

On September 8, 2020, under the guidance of the Organization Department of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone Management Committee, the Municipal High-level Talent...

Power Package vor ventilators

In order to drive new product developments in the shortest possible time, RRC power solutions now offers an immediately available solution for the necessary portable power supply: the Power-Package...

Decentralized monitoring of COVID-19 patients: M3Infekt project launched

Fraunhofer ENAS contributes its expertise on continuously tunable Fabry-Pérot filter for a monitoring system of COVID-19 patients within the Fraunhofer cluster project M3Infekt. The cluster project...

Portable DR System in Emergency Response of COVID-19

SIUI's SR-1000 plays an irreplaceable role in the diagnosis and treatment of "COVID-19". It can be applied in epidemic prevention and control in the residential districts, villages, fever...

NEW Healthcare plant in Mexico

Plastiflex opens a new Health Care Manufacturing room in Tijuana (Mexico) Plastiflex group, one of the world biggest producers of plastic flexible tubes and hoses with headquarters in Belgium...

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Building a European Health Union

Learn in the interview with Prof. Rolf Schwartmann, how health date could be used in all of the EU

Digital Health Applications Ordinance

Image: Smartphone with a health app in the hands of a young woman in the gym; Copyright: PantherMedia/KostyaKlimenko

Fast track admission for health apps

Learn in our interview more about the admission process from Prof. Karl Broich

Artificial intelligence

Image: The hand of a hospital employee at a device next to an intensive care bed with a patient in it; Copyright: PantherMedia/sudok1

Predicting postoperative complications

How AI could learn to identify vulnerable patients

Project "AutoCRAT" for the production of cell products

How robots can support laboratory staff

Watch more exciting stories in the MediaCenter

MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM

Learn more about Big Data, AI, Smart Medication, Gamification and eHealth

MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM

Exciting lectures about mobile medical solutions, apps and smart technologies

IoT in hospitals

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Keeping track of every zone

Learn in our interview how the central information board optimizes the hospital

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