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COVID-19 opens new opportunities for CGM systems in the diabetic care market

Following reports that people with diabetes are among the most vulnerable to serious complications caused by COVID-19, the demand of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) is rising. According to GlobalData, the global CGM market was valued at $3.3bn in 2019 prior to the pandemic.

23 Jun 2020

GlobalData: NGS technology most likely to provide relief for global backlog of COVID-19 testing

Illumina receiving emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for diagnosing COVID-19 using its next generation sequencing technology could not have come at a more critical period during this pandemic.

23 Jun 2020

COVID-19 deaths most likely being underreported in the U.S., says GlobalData

COVID-19 deaths are most likely being underreported in the US, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

23 Jun 2020

Lehigh University receives funding to create functional material that kills coronavirus

Lehigh is one of four universities to receive funding through the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program COVID-19 Challenge supporting innovative research projects that could potentially impact Pennsylvania's pandemic response.

23 Jun 2020

Study: Beverage companies spent over $1 billion to advertise sugary and energy drinks in 2018

Beverage companies spent $1.04 billion to advertise sugary drinks and energy drinks in 2018, a 26% increase compared to 2013, according to Sugary Drinks FACTS 2020, a new report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

23 Jun 2020

Organoids can help provide new level of accuracy in prescribing anti-cancer therapies

Precision medicine, using the power of the human genome to diagnose and treat patients, is about to get even more precise.

22 Jun 2020

SARS-CoV-2 paradox: Lower death rate during early stages of the pandemic

An analysis of national weekly mortality rates between December 2019 - March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, by researchers at WMG and WMS, University of Warwick, has shown that there have been fewer deaths registered this year during the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic.

22 Jun 2020

Patient genetics associated with wound microbiome composition and healing

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have determined that genetics may play a role in how wounds heal.

22 Jun 2020

Cardiac care in the era of COVID-19

As Cedars-Sinai expands telehealth and video visits and resumes surgeries, Joanna Chikwe, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Smidt Heart Institute, has her focus on one thing: ensuring that patients with heart disease understand it is safe to be seen, and treated, by Cedars-Sinai healthcare teams.

22 Jun 2020

Remote continuous monitoring easily, effectively detects seizures in at-risk neonates

A team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has demonstrated how to easily and effectively monitor for seizures in newborn infants, catching more instances than typical methods and improving the quality of care for infants in hospitals that lack the on-site resources to detect these seizures.

22 Jun 2020

Computational tool provides growth rate and acceleration analysis of COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Araçatuba, Brazil, have developed a computational tool that acts like a "COVID-19 accelerometer," plotting in real time the rate at which growth is accelerating or decelerating in more than 200 countries and territories.

22 Jun 2020

Maintaining social distancing and using face masks could help avoid a second COVID-19 wave

Individual behavior has a significant effect on preventing a large second wave of COVID-19 infections. In fact, maintaining social distancing and other interventions such as the use of face masks and hand hygiene could remove the need for future lockdowns, according to a modeling study performed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, an institution supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation.

22 Jun 2020

Benefits of PSA screening for prostate cancer may outweigh potential harms

The benefits of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen men for prostate cancer may be greater than the harm, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

22 Jun 2020

Easy to say ‘get tested.’ Harder to do. Here’s how.

Will Bondurant decided to get tested for COVID-19 after attending three racial justice demonstrations over a five-day period in San Francisco, where he lives.

22 Jun 2020

Italy’s sewage water shows SARS-CoV-2 present prior to reported outbreak in Wuhan

Italian researchers have found traces of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in sewage wastewater that indicates that the virus may have been in circulation since December 2019. This controversial discovery shows that even before the first case was reported in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019, the virus had already arrived in northern Italy.

20 Jun 2020

Clinicians can use patient data to predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes

A new study finds that clinicians can use patient data, such as a history of co-occurring health conditions and medication, to predict the 5- and 10-year life expectancy of older people with diabetes.

19 Jun 2020

Voice analysis by smartphone app detects lung congestion in heart failure patients

Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their condition deteriorates.

19 Jun 2020

Researchers propose new ICU admission model

The emergency triage protocol is used in catastrophic medicine situations, when the needs surpass healthcare resources, in the event of natural disasters, multiple accidents or terrorist attacks.

19 Jun 2020

Study reveals large gaps between urban and rural areas in quality of stroke care

A major U.S. study reveals large gaps between urban and rural patients in quality of care received after a stroke and rates of survival. In more rural areas, the ability of hospitals to deliver advanced stroke care is lower and mortality rates substantially higher, the research shows.

19 Jun 2020

Tracking patients' medical records over time reveals more about diseases

Electronic health records contain important information about patients' health outlook and the care they receive, but the records are not always precise.

18 Jun 2020

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

COVID-19 opens new opportunities for CGM systems in the diabetic care market

GlobalData: NGS technology most likely to provide relief for global backlog of COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 deaths most likely being underreported in the U.S., says GlobalData

Lehigh University receives funding to create functional material that kills coronavirus

Study: Beverage companies spent over $1 billion to advertise sugary and energy drinks in 2018

Organoids can help provide new level of accuracy in prescribing anti-cancer therapies

SARS-CoV-2 paradox: Lower death rate during early stages of the pandemic

Patient genetics associated with wound microbiome composition and healing

Cardiac care in the era of COVID-19

Remote continuous monitoring easily, effectively detects seizures in at-risk neonates

Computational tool provides growth rate and acceleration analysis of COVID-19 pandemic

Maintaining social distancing and using face masks could help avoid a second COVID-19 wave

Benefits of PSA screening for prostate cancer may outweigh potential harms

Easy to say ‘get tested.’ Harder to do. Here’s how.

Italy’s sewage water shows SARS-CoV-2 present prior to reported outbreak in Wuhan

Clinicians can use patient data to predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes

Voice analysis by smartphone app detects lung congestion in heart failure patients

Researchers propose new ICU admission model

Study reveals large gaps between urban and rural areas in quality of stroke care

Tracking patients' medical records over time reveals more about diseases

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