Technology
Hand-Held Blood Analyzer Receives CE Mark
Globally, demand for healthcare is growing as people live longer, chronic diseases are more prevalent and people are more involved in decisions pertaining to their health. As more people access care, health systems, hospitals and other clinical care settings are challenged to keep pace and find resourceful, efficient and cost-effective ways to provide quality care. More...15 Dec 2016
FDA Clears Wearable Heart and Respiratory Rate Monitor
A cardiac and respiration monitoring undergarment device has received Class II 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to enable remote collection of continuous multi-channel ECG, heart rate, and respiratory rate data from a novel diagnostic nanosensor technology. The data are transferred to a web-based portal for review by a physician, by way of a mobile application. More...13 Dec 2016
Rapid Influenza Detection Tests Evaluated for Viral Antigens
Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has a high sensitivity and a high specificity for the rapid diagnosis of influenza infection; however, the high cost and necessity of specialized equipment have limited the use of RT-PCR in the clinical setting. More...01 Dec 2016
Urinary Lipoarabinomannan Assay Screens for Active Tuberculosis
Symptom-based screening misses approximately one-quarter of active tuberculosis (TB) cases among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults, and a more recent study suggested this might be as high as 76% of active TB cases in western South Africa. More...29 Nov 2016
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