FEBRUARY 23RD, 2021 CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, UROLOGY UroDev Medical(formerly Spinal Singularity), a medtech company based in Minneapolis, has developed the IntelliFlow Bladder Management System, a wireless urinary catheter that can be controlled with the touch of a button on a remote control. At present, patients with urinary retention may have to use up to 200 disposable urinary catheters...
Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process. Numerous studies have shown that trained dogs can detect many kinds of disease — including lung, breast, ovarian, bladder, and prostate cancers, and possibly Covid-19 — simply through smell. In some cases, involving prostate...
Scientists use acoustic microfluidic devices to separate and sort components in fluids, such as red and white blood cells, platelets and tumour cells in the blood, to better understand diseases or to develop new treatments. However, technologies developed in research labs often lack the consistent performance needed for use in clinical and industrial settings. A team of researchers at...
DECEMBER 30TH, 2020 MEDGADGET EDITORS EXCLUSIVE As we say goodbye to 2020, the year that will live in infamy, it is important to recognize the many positive developments that occurred in the year of the pandemic. COVID-19 may have shut down industries, but it challenged those working in medicine to invent, adapt, and overcome faster than ever...
By Nick Lavars February 14, 2021 Scientists have taken inspiration from dragonfly wings to develop new splints for injured joints that offer support but don’t restrict movementStanislav GorbVIEW 3 IMAGES Taking inspiration from some of the unique attributes of dragonfly wings, scientists at Germany’s Kiel University have developed a new type of splint for injured...
ETH researchers are among the first scientists to have succeeded in propelling micro vehicles against a fluid flow using ultrasound. In future, these tiny vehicles are set to be introduced into the human bloodstream, thereby revolutionising the field of medicine. At some point, micro vehicles that are small enough to navigate our blood vessels will enable physicians...
A group of engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new soft and stretchy wearable skin patch that can monitor a person’s blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), glucose, and lactate, alcohol or caffeine levels at the same time. This soft, stretchy patch can monitor the wearer’s blood pressure and biochemical...
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: EVALUATIONS OF COMMERCIAL SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES FOR OBJECTIVE MONITORING DURING ROUTINE SLEEPING CONDITIONS. CREDIT: WVU ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE Wearable sleep tracking devices – from Fitbit to Apple Watch to never-heard-of brands stashed away in the electronics clearance bin – have infiltrated the market at a rapid pace in recent years. And like...
By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur ADOBE Along-documented, under-the-radar disparity is garnering new attention as the Covid-19 pandemic stretches into another year: Some pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels and are critical to making decisions about patient care, aren’t as accurate in Black patients and other people of color. New research on the issue has drawn the attention...
FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021 MEDGADGET EDITORS CARDIOLOGY, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) impacts millions of people with wide-ranging effects that can have a serious impact on overall health. There are a number of technologies to help manage and sometimes treat the condition, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices. Most patients end up receiving therapies that don’t treat the...
