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.....»»
New coronavirus mass test up to 100 times more sensitive than rapid antigen tests
A new coronavirus test developed at the University Hospital Bonn can analyze a large number of swabs simultaneously using sequencing technology and has a sensitivity comperable to the common qPCR test. The innovative method offers great potential, es.....»»
Ivermectin To Be Studied As Possible COVID-19 Treatment In UK
University of Oxford scientists are trialing giving Ivermectin to people with Covid symptoms to see if it can keep them out of hospital. The BBC reports: The Principle study will compare those given the drug to patients receiving the usual NHS care......»»
Studies reveal key process needed for cells to recover from stress
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists are studying the processes that enable cells to respond and adapt to environmental stress, many of which are also associated with neurodegenerative diseases. In complementary papers in Science, researc.....»»
What If Doctors Are Always Watching but Never There?
Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health care providers further apart......»»
What If Doctors Are Always Watching, but Never There?
Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health care providers further apart......»»
Fight over hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ends with 153 workers out of a job
Nurse who led the fight reportedly has a new job treating people inside their homes. Enlarge / Houston Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center campus in Houston, Texas. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) After staging weeks of protest and bein.....»»
A Hospital Algorithm Designed To Predict a Deadly Condition Misses Most Cases
Epic Systems' algorithm for identifying signs of sepsis, an often deadly complication from infections that can lead to organ failure, doesn't work as well as advertised, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The Verge reports:.....»»
“Black fungus” surges in India—thousands blinded, maimed, dead
Experts hypothesize that a combination of factors linked to COVID is fueling the surge. Enlarge / A suspected mucormycosis black fungus patient receives examination at a hospital in Bhopal, India, on May 29, 2021. (credit: Getty| Xinhua News Ag.....»»
Eyeball-destroying “black fungus” cases spike to over 30,000 in India
Experts hypothesize that a combination of factors linked to COVID is fueling the surge. Enlarge / A suspected mucormycosis black fungus patient receives examination at a hospital in Bhopal, India, on May 29, 2021. (credit: Getty| Xinhua News Ag.....»»
Maker Spotlight: Michael Albert
First and last name Michael Albert Where are you located? White Plains, New York What is your day job? Pop Artist/Owner of Sir Real brand of Natural Foods Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Not usually, but I’m lookin.....»»
Judge slams hospital staff for comparing COVID vaccine mandate to Nazi crimes
Health care workers sued hospital over a vax mandate they say violates Nuremberg Code. Enlarge / An American flag flies outside the Houston Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) campus in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, June 24, 202.....»»
Hospital suspends 178 health care workers for failing to get COVID vaccine
They have two weeks to become fully vaccinated or they face termination. Enlarge / An American flag flies outside the Houston Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) campus in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (credit: G.....»»
Making a Safer Makerspace
Narwhal Labs was about to open its doors. Then the Covid shutdown hit and the makerspace needed to navigate a new course. The post Making a Safer Makerspace appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
A better way to introduce digital tech in the workplace
After a detailed study of digital technology in a hospital, researchers find that experimenting with the technology, and then working to implement the best practices through coordinated governance, can help organizations better integrate technology i.....»»
FET extends remote outpatient services in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced that it is partnering with a hospital in northern Taiwan to offer zero-contact medical services amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the country......»»
New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients
A new study sheds light on why many COVID-19 patients, even those not in hospital, are suffering from hypoxia -- a potentially dangerous condition in which there is decreased oxygenation in the body's tissues. The study also shows why the anti-inflam.....»»
Another Laptop Theft Exposes 21K Patients" Data
Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is in the process of notifying more than 21,000 patients that a stolen laptop has exposed some of their most sensitive personal information......»»
Google To Use Patient Data To Develop Healthcare Algorithms for Hospital Chain
Google has made a deal for access to patient records from HCA, which which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, so the tech company can develop healthcare algorithms, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Verge: Go.....»»
Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin
Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report that could add weight to growing calls for a fuller probe of.....»»
Yuan Longping Dies, Scientist Whose Rice Research Helped Feed World
An anonymous reader quotes the Associated Press: Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist who developed higher-yield rice varieties that helped feed people around the world, died Saturday at a hospital in the southern city of Changsha, the Xinhua News agen.....»»