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Fingertip Elasticity Probe Helps Spot Breast Tumors
Our fingertips are incredibly sensitive biomechanical devices. They're regularly used by physicians to feel out tumors during biopsy or excision surgeries. While reasonably effective, too many patients return for repeat procedures to remove missed...
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WatchPAT 300 Uses Multiple Sensors to Detect Sleep Apnea at Home
Itamar Medical, an Israeli firm, released the latest model of its WatchPAT sleep apnea detection system. It's indicated for use by patients at home to help clinicians diagnose sleep apnea without requiring a visit to the sleep lab. It uses...
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Deep Learning System to Track Patient Recovery
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new tool to track patient recovery in a hospital setting. They have created a deep learning-based system to see if patients are able to perform mobility tasks, such as getting in and out of bed...
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Highly Sensitive Point-of-Care Sensor Measures Dopamine in Whole Blood
The concentration of dopamine in a patient's blood can be an important biomarker for a variety of diseases, including certain cancers, depression, and Parkinson's. Measuring dopamine in whole blood still requires a laboratory, making it slow and...
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Nyxoah's Genio Implant for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cleared in Europe
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often caused by the tongue blocking the airway during night-time breathing. Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the most common way of raising the tongue and allowing air to flow through, but it requires wearing...
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Microfluidic Device Measures Platelet Health in Minutes
Platelets are an important component of blood's clotting mechanism. When platelets are not aggregating as well as they should, there might be a need for a platelet transfusion during clinical care. Platelet functionality is hard to determine...
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Withings Releases Breathing Disturbance Sleep Monitor
Withings, the famous French maker of stylish activity trackers, blood pressure cuffs, and other personal healthcare and fitness devices, is releasing a breathing disturbance monitor. Built into its Sleep tracking mat, the technology can detect...
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Tea Bag Implant Protects Islet Cells While Letting Insulin Flow Out
Type 1 diabetes patients have to inject themselves with insulin to replace the inability of beta cells of pancreas to produce the hormone. To cure Type 1 diabetes will require either a way to "fix" the pancreas and prevent it from being damaged by...
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Resistance-Sensing Needle Helps Improve Injection Accuracy
While most medical tools have seen incredible advances over the past century, the syringe has remained relatively unchanged despite room for improvement. Without the use of live imaging or sensing systems, which require additional time and...
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