What Nurses Make in a Hospital Makerspace
“I knew nurses were making because I did it myself” – Rose Hedges Rose Hedges of UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Anna Young of Maker Health join me to talk about how a makerspace on the first floor of a hospital has cre.....»»
Alexa is coming to retirement homes and hospitals to keep families in touch
Alexa Smart Properties is working with several senior living and hospital facilities to provide better levels of care and independence to patients......»»
Alexa’s coming to retirement homes and hospitals to keep families in touch
Alexa Smart Properties is working with several senior living and hospital facilities to provide better levels of care and independence to patients......»»
Study rewrites dogma of adenovirus infection and double-stranded RNA
Challenging the dogma of what scientists thought they understood about DNA viruses, a team of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has shown that adenovirus uses its own efficient RNA splicing mechanisms to prevent the format.....»»
A year later, 45% of COVID patients in Wuhan still have symptoms
Fatigue, sweating, chest tightness, anxiety and myalgia were most common. Enlarge / Medical staff transfer patients to Jin Yintan hospital on January 17, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. (credit: Getty ) Among thousands of the earliest survivors o.....»»
Health workers get panic buttons as COVID deniers get violent
Overworked health workers face jeers, harassment, attacks amid wave of cases. Enlarge / A healthcare worker treats a patient inside a negative pressure room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, on Tue.....»»
Poll: 71% of unvaccinated say booster doses mean vaccines aren’t working
"We will not boost our way out of this pandemic." Enlarge / A health worker administers a COVID-19 booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to an Army veteran at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on September 24, 2021, in Hines, Illinois. (credi.....»»
Revealing the molecular mechanism of nucleolar RNA
A research group led by Prof. Guang Shouhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. Feng Xuezhu from the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, revealed the nucleolar RNA.....»»
Elon Musk says Inspiration4 crew had "challenges" with toilet, vows for bathroom upgrades
The private space flight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission with the first all-civilian flight crew last weekend. The four members of the Inspiration4 crew raised $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and helped prove SpaceX foun.....»»
Idaho COVID crisis: Hospitals overflowing with sicker, younger patients
"These people didn't need to die now, and they didn't need to die like this." Enlarge / A coronavirus preparedness tent setup outside a hospital emergency room entrance at Gritman Medical Center in the northern Idaho city of Moscow in March 2020.....»»
AetherAI to develop AI-based hemopathological interpretation
Digital pathology and AI-based diagnostic solution developer AetherAI has cooperated with Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Novartis Taiwan to develop application for hemopathological interpretation......»»
Maker Spotlight: Maarten van Lier
name Maarten van Lier Where are you located? Wisconsin What is your day job? Maker/inventor/designer/engineer Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Not currently but, I caught the maker Bug at the Milwaukee Makerspace some years ago W.....»»
"Happy" SpaceX tourist crew spend first day whizzing around Earth
SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew spent their first day in orbit conducting scientific research and talking to children at a pediatric cancer hospital, after blasting off on their pioneering mission from Cape Canaveral the night before......»»
Hospital staff must swear off Tylenol, Tums to get religious vaccine exemption
Hospital CEO aims to educate staff on the full scope of what they're claiming. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Jeff Greenberg) A hospital system in Arkansas is making it a bit more difficult for staff to receive a religious exemption from its COVID-1.....»»
US hospitals buckling under delta surge: 25% of ICUs are over 95% full
The burden on hospital ICUs has more than doubled since June. Enlarge / PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 2021/07/29: A woman arrives at a treatment tent outside the emergency department at Palm Bay Hospital. (credit: Getty | SOPA images) The current surge.....»»
SpaceX"s first all-civilian spaceflight happens tonight, here"s how to watch
The flight is being chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who earlier this year donated two of the four seats to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The hospital provides care to children and young adults battling cancer.....»»
As Covid Cases Rise, So Do Hospital-Related Infections
A decade of work helped limit the spread of dangerous pathogens in medical settings. Overcrowding from Covid care is allowing infections to rise again......»»
As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections
Overcrowding from COVID care is allowing infections to rise again. Enlarge (credit: Francine Orr | Getty Images) Last month, a 46-year-old military veteran in Houston died of pancreatitis, an urgent but treatable condition, while waiting to b.....»»
Maker Spotlight: Josh Waddell of 3 Bulls UPcycling
Name Josh Waddell Where are you located? Bartlesville What is your day job? Full time maker! Owner / Operator of 3 Bulls UPcycling, LLC Find me on Instagram Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Yes I have my own workshop.....»»
Comparing cryogenic structures with room-temperature samples can help identify errors in computational models
About 95% of all crystal structures obtained for various proteins and deposited in public databases are captured using cryogenic technology. This technology requires frozen conditions. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital compared cryo.....»»
New research may help scientists grow more complex and mature heart tissue in the lab
A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has generated premature cells that support early heart development but vanish soon after birth. The investigators hope that the advance, which is described in Nature Communications, wi.....»»