How mobile apps can help hospitals increase patient satisfaction
South Shore Health System prides itself on its maternity platform, said vice president of operational excellence Luke D. Poppish during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation. So when faced with middling Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ratings in…
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How researchers are restoring sensation via implant to breast cancer survivors
About half of Prof. Stacy Lindau’s patients over the last decade have had breast cancer and express new difficulties with sexual function during and after treatment. That’s now several hundreds of women. “One of the common problems women complain of…
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Analytics and data collecting spur helmet safety in football
While no one is actually playing football right now, analytics and data collecting are contributing to safety in the sport like at no other time. Riddell, which topped the recent NFL/NFLPA helmet ratings with three of its models, has dived…
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Retinal texture could provide early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a new imaging device capable of measuring both the thickness and texture of the various layers of the retina at the back of the eye. The advance could be used to detect a…
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Black Light Experiment Shows How Quickly the Coronavirus Could Spread at a Restaurant
A new video going viral in Japan shows just how quickly germs and viruses like the coronavirus (COVID-19) can spread in a restaurant where just one person is infected. In the video, Japanese researchers conduct a blacklight experiment and simulate…
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Princess Maria Galitzine Has Died At 31
Maria Singh, neé Princess Maria Galitzine, died at 31 from a cardiac aneurysm. She was the daughter Prince Piotr Galitzine and Princess Maria-Anna Galitzine, neé Archduchess of Austria. Maria was married to chef Rishi Singh and had a 2-year-old son,…
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Local inflammatory cells are characteristic for advanced multiple sclerosis
In the brains of people that suffer from long-term multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory cells are not entering the brain via the bloodstream anymore. Instead, the cells arise from local memory cells in the brain. Nina Fransen and her colleagues of…
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High blood pressure warning – how your face can reveal whether you’re at risk
High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. But, you could be at risk of hypertension if your face often appears flushed, it’s been claimed. High blood pressure –…
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Using machine learning, Immunai plans to map immune system
New York-based startup Immunai launched out of stealth Thursday, announcing its plan to map the immune system and improve diagnosis and treatment of disease. According to the company’s founders, Immunai has already used single-cell technologies and machine learning algorithms to…
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Can mouthwash reduce transmission of coronavirus?
COVID-19 has emerged as one of the most infectious members of the coronavirus family, having killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Most countries have now head to deal with thousands of cases and are now endeavouring to reduce transmission…
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