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Abbott Releases New Generation Confirm Rx Insertable Heart Monitor
Abbott is launching its latest generation of the Confirm Rx insertable cardiac monitor, a device that received FDA clearance and European regulatory approval back in 2017. The new device offers more accurate detection of cardiac...
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Physicianeer Derek O'Keeffe on The Future of Medicine Powered by Wearable Devices
While some people talk about the future of medicine, others actually live in it. Dr. Derek O'Keeffe calls himself a physicianeer, which is a combination doctor/engineer, and he's been working with NASA to help the agency better monitor its...
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Spry Health Continuous Wrist-Worn Pulse Oximeter, Heart and Lung Meter FDA Cleared
Spry Health, a Silicon Valley company, won FDA clearance to introduce its Loop System continuous health monitor. The product, which consists of a wrist-band wearable device, charging cradle, and platform to analyze the readings, provides...
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Ultraviolet and Red Light Kill Infections in Donor Organs
Donor organs are hard to come by partially because of ischemic damage, physical damage, presence of infection, and other reasons. Researcher at the University of Toronto in Canada and University of São Paulo in Brazil have developed a method of...
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Multi-Parameter Sensors Detect Chemical and Physical Stimuli
Sensors are usually made to detect specific chemical or physical stimuli, making it difficult to create devices that can monitor a variety of different parameters at the same time. Now researchers at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology...
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CAPE: A Cleanroom for Any Need and Location
Cleanrooms are important tools when manufacturing drugs, creating certain medical devices, performing specialized research, and for other tasks in a number of fields. Cleanrooms are typically located in built-to-suit facilities that can provide...
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Miris Human Milk Analyzer Cleared by FDA to Measure Nutritional Content for Donor Milk
Donor human milk is a standard of care in many maternity wards caring for preterm infants. While very effective, the nutritional content of donor milk is often subpar and requires targeted fortification. Miris, based in Uppsala, Sweden,...
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Cheap Infrared Scanners Thanks to Quantum Effects and Wavelength Shifts
Infrared spectroscopy is commonly used for testing the strength of various materials, to study archaeological finds, and in forensics. It's a bit of a niche in medicine, partially due to the fact that the visible spectrum is itself so useful and...
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Entries Due Today for Medgadget 2018 Sci-Fi Writing Contest: Win The Eko Digital Stethoscope
It's that time of the year when we call on technological visionaries, medical futurists, and creative people of all kinds to submit medical science fiction stories to our annual Medgadget Sci-Fi Writing Contest. At Medgadget, we keep a record of...
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