Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward
Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward.....»»
MIT Is Working On An All-In-One Approach To Diabetes Treatment
MIT, Brigham, and Women's Hospital researchers are working to eliminate many of the headaches associated with treating diabetes. According to Engadget, "They're developing all-in-one devices that measure glucose, calculate the necessary insulin dose.....»»
US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet suburbia
The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas called "hotspots" where nature and neighborhoods collide......»»
A new coating to protect kidney failure patients on dialysis
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at USask to help improve health outcomes for patients on dialysis......»»
Understanding how autoactivation triggers cell death
Apoptosis is a process that causes cell death. It can go awry in cancer cells, sustaining the disease. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have captured the structure of BAK, a protein that triggers apoptosis. They have shown how BAK.....»»
Written in the bones: Medieval skeletons tell story of daily life in Cambridge
The working class had higher risk of injury than friars or sheltered hospital inmates. Enlarge / The remains of an individual buried in an Augustinian friary, excavated in 2016 on the University of Cambridge's New Museums site......»»
Written in the bones: Medieval skeletons tell story of social inequality in Cambridge
The working class had higher risk of injury than friars or sheltered hospital inmates. Enlarge / The remains of an individual buried in an Augustinian friary, excavated in 2016 on the University of Cambridge's New Museums site......»»
How Do You Design a Better Hospital? Start With the Light
A new trend in patient-centered design focuses on making environments more comfortable and less scary......»»
Plasma-based engineering creates contact-killing, antifouling, drug-release surfaces
The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has ramped up antimicrobial material development in recent years......»»
New Patent-Free COVID Vaccine Developed As "Gift To the World"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: A new COVID-19 vaccine, developed by researchers from the Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, is being offered patent-free to vaccine manufacturers across the world. Human tria.....»»
Secrets of regulatory T cell development reveal clinical possibilities
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified biochemical "switches" that control development of regulatory T cells and offer a novel strategy for treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. The research appeared earlier thi.....»»
Huawei Thailand introduces 5G smart hospital in Bangkok
Huawei, Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, and Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok launched the first 5G smart hospital services in ASEAN on December 16, according to Huawei Thailand......»»
Lost Women of Science Podcast, Bonus Episode: The Resignation
We investigate the curious, charged circumstances surrounding the resignation of the director of pediatrics at Columbia University’s Babies Hospital and one pathologist at the center of it... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Omicron cases less likely to require hospital treatment, studies show
High rate of infectiousness could still strain hospitals around the world. Enlarge / Illustration of antibodies (red and blue) responding to an infection with Covid-19 (purple). (credit: Getty Images) A lower share of people.....»»
Research reveals features that influence phase separation
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis are dissecting the fundamental principles of biological phase separation, a process that is a major mechanism governing how cells are organized. The latest fin.....»»
Hospital"s Computer System Always Marks Up Costs Automatically, Leaked Records Show
"Ridiculous, seemingly arbitrary price markups are a defining characteristic of the $4-trillion U.S. healthcare system — and a key reason Americans pay more for treatment than anyone else in the world," writes a business columnist for the Los A.....»»
Apple Airplay 2 vs Chromecast vs Spotify Connect: which is best for you?
Three titans of music streaming collide - which one sounds best to you?.....»»
Omicron is rising rapidly in the US—3% of cases nationally, 13% in NY and NJ
Dr. Tedros: "Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant." Enlarge / Medical workers carry a patient to a hospital in New York, the United States, Dec. 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | Xinhua News Agency ).....»»
First UK Death Recorded With Omicron Variant
Thelasko shares a report from the BBC: At least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson said the new variant was also resulting in hospital admissions, and the "best thing" people.....»»
Team develops the world"s first optical oscilloscope
A team from UCF has developed the world's first optical oscilloscope, an instrument that is able to measure the electric field of light. The device converts light oscillations into electrical signals, much like hospital monitors convert a patient's h.....»»
The long-term consequences of sepsis: Years of treatment and care needs
Three in four sepsis survivors experience new-onset memory problems, psychological impairments or physical diagnoses. This also applies to more than half of sepsis survivors under the age of 40 at the time of their discharge from hospital......»»