Latest Women’s Health News TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 If you’ve gone to the doctor for a urinary tract infection (UTI), chances are that you’ve been given the wrong antibiotic or a longer-than-necessary treatment plan. That’s even more likely if you live in a rural area, researchers say. A new study of private insurance claims data
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Latest High Blood Pressure News MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Systolic blood pressure is the best way to predict future cardiovascular events and death, irrespective of age, according to new research. But in younger people, diastolic blood pressure could still be important. Systolic pressure – the upper number in a blood pressure
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Some patients looking to reschedule annual physicals, wellness visits or other routine medical appointments long delayed by COVID-19 first may need to make time to find a new doctor. Thousands of practices have closed because of the pandemic, a recent survey shows,
Lymph nodes in the armpit area can become swollen after a COVID-19 vaccination, and this is a normal reaction that typically goes away with time. Radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) who recently published an approach to managing this situation in women who receive mammograms for breast cancer screening in the American Journal of Roentgenology
The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research group affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s eHealth Center, has shown that 70% of the people with chronic pain have seen their condition worsen in terms of severity,
Memic, a company with headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, won FDA authorization to introduce the first of its kind robotic surgical system that utilizes humanoid-shaped arms to achieve impressive reach and procedural safety. The FDA’s De Novo marketing authorization, which is given out for technologies that don’t have a prior analogue,
Varian has announced after 16 years, CEO Dow Wilson is slated to step down from the position. Wilson will retire upon the completion of Siemens Healthineers $16.4 billion acquisition of Varian. He will be succeeded by Chris Toth, President and Chief Operating Officer of Varian, who will become CEO of the Varian business segment of Siemens
The COVID-19 pandemic tested the resilience of supply chains. The medical device industry was no exception. The pandemic has disrupted everything from supply and demand to shipping and workplace capacity. Medical device companies have experienced delays within their facilities, and the disruption has affected their ability to serve their customers as well as their relationships
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada have developed three different robots that can sense and measure patients’ healthcare parameters, including electrocardiograms, oxygen levels, respiration rates, and temperature. One of the robots, comprising a robotic arm, contains electrodes in its fingertips, and can take measurements when it makes contact with a patient. Another, a smart
We’re re-releasing a story we first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so expensive. And this 2021 update includes a check-in with people working to make the potentially lifesaving medicine more available. The story seems especially relevant right now, for two reasons: The rollout of the covid vaccine has reminded all of
Video highlights of COVID-19 data trends as of March 2, 2021. Today’s New York case count includes some cases from the previous day that were not logged due to a reporting lag. This daily report shares critical data on the spread of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours. For the latest news, trends, and expert
Latest Senior Health News MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) Putting the oldest people near the front of the line for COVID-19 shots will save more lives and may extend their lifespan, too, researchers say. The new study findings challenge the view that older people should be lower on the list for shots because they
Latest Cold and Flu News MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) While many Americans await their turn for the COVID vaccine, a potentially record-setting number have already had their flu shot. That’s the key finding in a nationwide poll of more conducted in December by the University of Georgia, involving more than 1,000 adults .
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News MONDAY, March 1, 2021 Five servings. That is all the fruits and vegetables you need to eat every day to live longer, new research suggests. Scientists analyzed data from more than 2 million people in the United States and dozens of other countries and found that eating about five
More than one out of every 10 seniors (10.5%) enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as a Medicare managed care option, and living in a rural area, switched to traditional Medicare during 2010-2016. The switch was driven primarily due to low satisfaction with care access, according to a study published this week in
Genetic alterations of the KRAS gene are some of the most common mutations in lung cancer patients, but unfortunately these patients have few effective treatment options. Drugs that target the G12C mutation in KRAS have shown some activity in lung cancer; however, alternative signaling pathways are often activated that bypass the KRAS inhibitor, resulting in
March 10 is your chance to celebrate the role sterile packaging plays in healthcare and beyond. The date kicks off what organizers intend to be an annual tradition—Sterile Packaging Day. Conceived by the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC), Sterile Packaging Day highlights the efforts of packaging designers, sterilizers, and users who all work to ensure
FDA may be focused on emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 devices and vaccines, but the agency still appears to be keeping up with reviewing novel technologies that come through the de novo pathway. On Monday the agency said it authorized marketing of a new surgical robot (or robot-assisted surgical device to be more exact) designed to
Rice University engineers have developed a new diagnostic tool that can be plugged into an off-the-shelf cellphone can diagnose COVID-19 in 55 minutes or less. The stamp-sized microfluidic chip measures the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in blood serum from a standard finger prick. The nanobeads bind to SARS-CoV-2 N protein, a biomarker for COVID-19,
Researchers at Rice University have developed a microfluidic device that can test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a drop of blood and display its results once plugged into a cell phone. The test runs in under an hour, and works by detecting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein using antibody-studded magnetic nanobeads. In tests, the device could