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Study aims to investigate antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic E. coli from elderly patients

Urinary Tract Infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Escherichia coli is one of the bacterial agents with higher prevalence in community-acquired and health care associated urinary infections in elderly patients.

27 Sep 2018

CSU chemists may help in making extracorporeal life support devices more effective

Smoke inhalation, pneumonia, and combat-related trauma are just a few causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome - a condition where the lungs fill with fluid, and is too often fatal.

24 Sep 2018

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father's lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a few weeks before his death.

6 Sep 2018

Superbugs emerging from skin bacteria on the increase

A new study has shown that some of the sub-strains of the bacteria that commonly live on our skin have become resistant to common infections – or in other words turned into superbugs. Infections with these strains thus could become untreatable with the antibiotics available and may turn life-threatening, warn researchers.

6 Sep 2018

Penumbra introduces new advancements in stroke thrombectomy aspiration technology

Penumbra, Inc., a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, today announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System's most advanced technology: Penumbra JET 7 and Penumbra JET D Reperfusion Catheters powered by the Penumbra ENGINE aspiration source.

4 Sep 2018

Far-UVC light could help prevent catheter-based and driveline infections

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is highly effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria in cell cultures, according to a new study led by David J. Brenner, PhD, a professor of radiation biophysics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

24 Aug 2018

New technique enables people with spinal-cord injuries to restore significant bladder control

More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability to urinate voluntarily after their injury. According to a 2012 study, the desire to regain bladder control outranks even their wish to walk again.

22 Aug 2018

New device for accurately placing hemodialysis catheters on kidney patients

Researchers at Okayama University report in The Journal of Vascular Access a supporting device for accurately placing hemodialysis catheters on kidney patients. The device was successfully used on a group of 10 patients and is expected to become an essential tool in situations where other, catheter-free hemodialysis approaches are not possible.

15 Aug 2018

New medical program keeps elderly aged care residents out of hospital

A medical program developed by clinicians at one of Australia's largest hospitals, the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, is successfully keeping elderly aged care residents out of hospital and reducing demand on emergency departments.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers develop drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a drug-delivery system that allows rapid response to heart attacks without surgical intervention.

7 Aug 2018

RBC-hitchhiking method increases concentration of drugs ferried to selected organs

A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers, called RBC-hitchhiking, has been found in animal models to dramatically increase the concentration of drugs ferried precisely to selected organs, according to a study published in Nature Communications this month by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Aug 2018

New nano-optic endoscopes offer high-resolution imaging at extended depth of focus

The diagnosis of diseases based in internal organs often relies on biopsy samples collected from affected regions.

31 Jul 2018

Bioengineers build 3D model of human heart ventricle

Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle that could be used to study diseases, test drugs and develop patient-specific treatments for heart conditions such as arrhythmia.

24 Jul 2018

Snail's eye inspires new type of RIOCATH urinary catheter

The Czech company Riocath Global developed and patented in collaboration with the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences a world-wide unique technology applicable to tubular medical devices. One of the first clinically significant applications is a new form of urinary catheter.

25 May 2018

CU research sheds light on liver disease caused by intravenous nutrition

Research by physician-scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus offers hope for improved quality of life for people who rely on intravenous nutrition due to intestinal damage.

24 May 2018

Study shows AVATS procedure as safe, effective alternative for patients deemed 'inoperable'

A new study demonstrates that awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery – a minimally invasive procedure that is done under local anesthesia and sedation – is a safe and effective alternative for patients with poor lung function and lung cancer who would normally be precluded from having surgery due to its risks.

23 May 2018

L.A. County unlawfully terminated thousands of Medi-Cal recipients, court rules

Los Angeles County unlawfully dropped an estimated 22,000 people from California's Medicaid program, including low-income seniors and disabled residents who couldn't get vital medications and medical care after their coverage was terminated, according to a court ruling late last week.

17 May 2018

COstatus monitors could offer way to directly measure cardiac output among neonates

Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit need to closely monitor their vital signs, but precisely gauging the function of their tiny hearts has remained elusive.

7 May 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation at Health GB 2018.

30 Apr 2018

Acclarent introduces real-time, 3D navigation system for ENT procedures

Acclarent, Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies and a leader in developing minimally-invasive Ear, Nose & Throat technologies, today announced the U.S. commercial launch of TruDi, a real-time, three-dimensional navigation system for ENT procedures performed in the operating room and surgeon office.

From Johnson & Johnson 25 Apr 2018