New technique for minimally invasive lung cancer surgery18 December 2019 According to a new study, an ultrasonic vessel-sealing device can improve patient outcomes by reducing the incidence of thoracotomy conversion for VATS/robotic anatomical lung resection. The trial, which...
Survivors of breast cancer face increased risk of heart disease18 December 2019 Thanks to advanced medical treatments, women diagnosed with breast cancer today will likely survive the disease. However, some treatment options put these women at greater risk for a number of other health...
Call for abstracts is now open for the 44th World Hospital Congress in Barcelona (Spain)05 December 2019 The IHF World Hospital Congress is a unique global forum that brings together leaders of hospitals, health services, and healthcare organizations to discuss key drivers of national and international policy,...
Astell Scientific at Medica14 November 2019 Astell Scientific is a world renowned manufacturer and supplier of steam sterilizers. Astell Scientific autoclaves, steam generators and effluent decontamination systems (EDS) are designed to meet the...
Oncimmune at Medica14 November 2019 The battle against cancer hinges on the early detection and then delivery of effective treatment. Oncimmune is working to revolutionise both the detection of cancer and its treatment by harnessing the...
Jackson ImmunoResearch at Medica14 November 2019 Jackson ImmunoResearch manufactures secondary antibodies and conjugates, with an outstanding reputation for quality, earned over 30 years. Our products are used in Western Blotting, IHC/ICC/IF, Flow Cytometry,...
Starna Scientific at Medica14 November 2019 Starna, established 1964, has a worldwide reputation for quality, service and innovation in the production and supply of spectrophotometer cells, optical components and Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)....
GAMBICA at Medica14 November 2019 GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. Our insight and influence help our members to be more competitive by increasing their knowledge...
ProbeHunter Team announces program with Cephasonics to develop probe adapters for the Cephasonics ultrasound platform13 November 2019 Ultrasound probe adapters, all brands, will now be available to the research platform Cephasonics. BBS Medical AB from Sweden is to develop and market specialized ultrasound probe/transducer adapters that...
Sectra extends its pre-operative orthopedic solution with DePuy Synthes 3D templates13 November 2019 Sectra is extending its pre-operative orthopedic planning solution for trauma cases with 3D templates from one of the largest orthopedic companies, DePuy Synthes. Pre-operative planning for trauma cases...
More than 9 in 10 surgeons encounter a needlestick injury13 November 2019 95% of surgeons have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury or have seen a colleague experience one, a new global survey has found, increasing their risk of infection. The survey – the...
Safety syringe demand to 202313 November 2019 Almost a decade since sharps legislation was passed in the USA and Europe, compliance still has a way to go to reach mandatory legal requirements in hospitals and even more so in non-hospital locations...
New digital pills allow doctors to monitor patients at home13 November 2019 There’s an app for just about everything these days. Now thanks to a new treatment option offered at the University of Minnesota, there’s now one for cancer.These new technologies, known as digital...
Health leaders from around the world gather in Muscat for the 43rd World Hospital Congress05 November 2019 The 43rd IHF World Hospital Congress kicks off today at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre for four days of insightful discussions and knowledge exchange among health leaders from 59 countries,...
Deep learning can make reliable coma outcome prediction28 October 2019 After cardiac arrest and resuscitation, part of the patients will be in a coma and treated at an intensive care unit. Their prospects are uncertain. What is needed to get an outcome prediction that is...
Sedation, paralysis do not improve survival of ICU patients28 October 2019 Reversibly paralysing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial...
New algorithm uses disease history to predict intensive care patients’ chances of survival28 October 2019 HEALTH DATA Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm. Among other things, it uses disease...
Researchers try to make ICU less traumatic for patients, families28 October 2019 Intensive care units (ICUs) can be extremely stressful for patients and families. Changes in the way ICUs are run may help mitigate that stress, two new studies suggest. Researchers looking at the impact...
Study links air pollution to increase in newborn intensive care admissions28 October 2019 Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more likely to be admitted to a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), suggests an analysis by researchers at...
Near-simultaneous admissions may affect mortality and length of stay in the ICU28 October 2019 A strain in ICU capacity has been linked to adverse patient outcomes. New research suggests that near-simultaneous ICU admissions are frequent and may also have an adverse effect on patient outcomes. Researchers...
Siemens Healthineers cloud platform “teamplay” awarded European Privacy Seal for data protection08 October 2019 The cloud-based platform “teamplay” by Siemens Healthineers, together with its applications teamplay Dose, teamplay Usage, teamplay Protocols, teamplay Images, and teamplay Images Research, has been...
Philips and B. Braun launch needle tip tracking for real-time ultrasound guidance for regional anesthesia08 October 2019 Philips and B. Braun, a player in regional anesthesia and pain management, recently announced the launch of Onvision, a breakthrough ultrasound guidance solution for real-time needle tip tracking...
Will Europe’s clampdown on faulty medical devices hurt patients?08 October 2019 When a Californian company founded by a U.S. veteran wounded in Afghanistan sought to register a new medical device this year, it turned to Europe before the United States. The European approvals system...
New guidance outlines recommendations for infection control in anesthesiology08 October 2019 The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America has issued a new expert guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers may reduce infections associated with anaesthesiology procedures and equipment...
Diarrhea-causing bacteria adapted to spread in hospitals08 October 2019 An emerging species of C. difficile, named clade A, was found to make up approximately 70 per cent of the samples taken from hospital patientsScientists have discovered that the gut-infecting bacterium...
Hospital gowns retain superbugs even after disinfectant use08 October 2019 New research has shown how surgical gowns used in hospitals are retaining superbug Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), even after being treated with the recommended amount of disinfectant. The research,...
A hidden truth: hospital taps are often home to slime and biofilm08 October 2019 Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences include water splashing out of a sink to spread contaminants from dirty taps according to new...
Human contact plays role in spread of some hospital infections, but not others08 October 2019 An observational study conducted in a French hospital showed that human contact was responsible for 90 percent of the spread of one species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to new patients, but less than...
ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction08 October 2019 A new study led by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that most patients entering hospital intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or ailments also suffer...
FUJIFILM SonoSite and Partners Healthcare endeavour to make POC ultrasound accessible for higher quality patient care25 September 2019 FUJIFILM SonoSite has announced the launch of a strategic relationship with Partners HealthCare to apply artificial intelligence to improve the utility and functionality of portable ultrasound. The two...
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