Modeling Scar Effects on Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation
Since the 1960s, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to alleviate chronic back and leg pain. The process involves […]
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Health IT gets US$ 1.2 Billion VC Funding in Q2 2015
Venture capital (VC) funding, including private equity and corporate venture capital, in the Health IT / Digital Health sector increased […]
Professional Development Program by ACCESS Health International
ACCESS Health International has launched the Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program, in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the […]
MIT researchers aim to use smartphones to track health issues
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a mobile health tool that uses data collected from an individual’s […]
Wireless medical devices: Holy Grail of Infinite Access
The trend of using wireless technologies in medical devices is relatively new, but is expected to increase in the future […]
Adele Waugaman
Senior Officer Communications and Strategy at the United Nations Foundation Adele Waugaman is Senior Officer, Communications and Strategy at the […]
Shortage of specialists prompting hospitals to adopt eICU technology
A nationwide shortage of critical care specialists has prompted more than three dozen US hospital systems to implement electronic intensive care units, or eICUs, which use telehealth technology to connect remote doctors with critically ill patients.
Push for Electronic health records overlooks security gaps
As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to increase the use of electronic medical records, two internal reports released by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed “significant concerns” about security gaps in the system.
Robotic Therapy Helps Patients Regain Limb Movement
Intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement more than a year after a stroke occurs, a new study has revealed.
Tele-ICUs Cut Costs for Critical Care Patients
According to a study by the New England Healthcare Institute and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, widespread use of telemedicine technology in intensive care units could save 350 patient lives and more than US $122 million annually in Massachusetts, The report — titled ‘Critical Care, Critical Choices: The Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care’ examined data from a demonstration project at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and two Massachusetts community hospitals.
‘Store Your Cells’- India’s first dental stem cell bank launched
Teeth are the newest and the easiest way of obtaining stem cells. ‘Store Your Cells’ is the first dental stem cell bank in India started by dentists at Dhruv Polyclinic, Mumbai.
Artificial Pancreas Monitors Blood Sugar
An artificial pancreas developed by Boston researchers has been shown to monitor blood sugar and deliver both insulin and glucagon to help patients achieve near-normal blood sugar levels for more than 24 hours.
Microfluidic chips useful in cheaper, speedier medical tests
Microfluidic chips have been developed for carrying out cheaper, speedier medical tests by an MIT alumnus Dhananjaya Dendukuri.
