From Panacol-Elosol GmbHSep 27 2023Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Wearable patient monitoring devices are worn directly on the body and are being used in increasing numbers. These devices include diabetes sensors for monitoring blood glucose levels (GCM), as well as wireless monitors that transmit patient information to healthcare providers. They must be reliable and durable,...
Steven H. Kroft, MD; Karen L. Kaul, MD, PhD Am J Clin Pathol. 2023;160(3):222-224. Hospital laboratories perform hundreds, even thousands of different tests to support the care of the patients they serve. These tests vary considerably, ranging from microscopic evaluation of biopsies and resected tissues by pathologists, with manual preparation and staining of these slides...
Justin Paget/Getty Images – The US Preventative Services Task Force recently updated their guidelines regarding screening for hypertensive disorders among pregnant people.– Experts agree that screening is an effective way to improve the detection of hypertensive disorders among pregnant people.– Signs of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include an increase in blood pressure, partial or total...
Jessica Sparks Lilley, MD My young patient with type 1 diabetes (T1D) had her cell phone out to provide a share code for her Dexcom clarity app as she was checking into her visit. As my nurse was recording the code, the patient asked him, “Hey, can you add me on Snapchat?” Her father scrolled...
by Cleveland Clinic A) An avatar demonstrates physical therapy exercises on the DART platform. B) A user wearing an augmented reality headset follows along with the program. C) The headset records and analyzes user progress for clinician review. Credit: Cleveland ClinicAn augmented-reality headset is an effective digital tool for improving posture and gait in people...
From Meridian Bioscience, Inc.Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted clearance for the company’s new Curian® Shiga Toxin assay. This assay joins Curian HpSA® and Curian Campy as Meridian expands its Curian diagnostic...
by Megan Arnot, The Conversation Credit: Dragana Gordic/ShutterstockMenopause typically occurs at some period between the ages of 46 and 52. Preceding this transition, hormonal changes can cause a myriad of physical and psychological symptoms, such as hot flushes, brain fog, mood swings and a loss of libido. These symptoms not only affect the well-being of...
by Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune blood pressure Credit: CC0 Public DomainThat next visit from one of Best Buy’s Geek Squad workers might not be for help with a television or to install a speaker but instead to learn about a blood pressure cuff or set up a pulse oximeter, which then sends readings straight to...
Kara Grant August 31, 2023The CDC and the World Health Organization have dubbed the BA 2.86 variant of COVID-19 as a variant to watch. So far, only 26 cases of “Pirola,” as the new variant is being called, have been identified: 10 in Denmark, four each in Sweden and the United States, three in South...
By Elisabeth Rosenthal I’ve been receiving an escalating stream of panicked emails from people telling me their longtime physician was retiring, was no longer taking their insurance, or had gone concierge and would no longer see them unless they ponied up a hefty annual fee. They have said they couldn’t find another primary care doctor...
