CONN HASTINGS OXOS Medical, a medtech spin-off out of Georgia Tech, has created the Micro C, an FDA cleared handheld X-ray system that is designed to image the distal extremities, from the shoulder to the hand and from the knee to the foot. The device is intended to prevent situations in which clinicians have to...
by Technical University Munich PD Dr. med. Andreas Sauter evaluating X-ray images. Credit: Technical University Munich For the first time, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully used a new X-ray method for respiratory diagnostics with patients. Dark-field X-rays visualize early changes in the alveolar structure caused by the lung disease COPD and...
by Oak Ridge National Laboratory The heart-shaped SARS-CoV-2 main protease enables the virus to reproduce by cutting long chains of proteins that activate the replication process. Experiments show existing drugs used to treat hepatitis C may have potential to treat COVID-19 by stopping the “heart” of the virus. Experiments led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak...
by University of Western Australia A new study led by The University of Western Australia has identified 11 recommendations to help health professionals and patients better manage musculoskeletal problems. The study comes after the team found many musculoskeletalproblems were not being managed effectively. Musculoskeletal conditions – including back and neck pain, osteoarthritis and shoulder pain – affect nearly 7 million Australians with around one in five visits to the doctor due...
