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by Bruce Brown | December 31, 2020 | Medical
According to a study published by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), more than 2.5 million people in the U.S. develop pressure ulcers each year. Pressure ulcers — also called bedsores — occur often with patients in hospitals but...
by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2018 | General News, Health
Biosensor devices that can detect specific biomarkers are key components in mobile health tech. In order to be truly useful, however, they must measure well against the current gold standard in medical grade technologies. University and corporate laboratories...
by Kimberly Houston | October 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Early detection of skin cancer can drastically improve patient outcomes. Scheduling a quick appointment with a dermatologist every time a skin abnormality appears, however, may keep us from seeing a doctor about it. Now a Miami-based health tech company is developing...
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by Bruce Brown | October 2, 2017 | General News, Medical
“We found dangerous cancer, and we need to operate immediately.” No one wants to hear those words. The fact that surgery can even be contemplated throws a faint light of hope. The next concern is whether the surgeons were able to find and remove all...
by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
No one likes the annoying pinpricks and needles used so often diagnostic tests. We’ve written in the past about other projects to develop breath analyzers to detect diabetes. Researchers at Oxford University also have been working on a handheld unit to diagnose...
