February 2021 - Page 5 of 5 - BioMedWire (BMW)

ThursdayFeb 04, 2021 4:23 pm

United Medical Equipment Business Solutions Network Inc. to Thrive as High-Filtration Masks Gain Traction; Doctors Call for National Hi-Fi Mask Initiative

Not all face masks equally effective; high-filter masks proven most powerful Doctors call for national hi-fi mask initiative to widely distribute masks to each household United Medical offers high-filter masks; positioned to capitalize on broader recognition of hi-fi masks Not all masks are created equals, states a recent Stat article, which underscores the importance of high-filtration (hi-fi) masks. The article, titled "Along with vaccine rollouts, the U.S. needs a National Hi-Fi Mask Initiative," states that hi-fi masks such as N95 masks are the most effective in protecting against COVID-19 (https://ibn.fm/l3FJc). As a company distributing a comprehensive line set of COVID-19…

ThursdayFeb 04, 2021 11:44 am

Researchers Uncover Way to Regulate Blood Pressure Post-Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers from the University of Calgary have developed a platform that can be used to understand the mechanisms that cause blood pressure instability after a spinal cord injury. Their findings have led to the creation of spinal cord stimulators that can be used to link the autonomous regulation system of an individual’s body, thus controlling blood pressure without using drugs. Grégoire Courtine from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Dr. Aaron Phillips from Cumming School of Medicine (“CSM”) at the University of Calgary, co-led the global study, whose results were reported in “Nature.” The study’s findings are life changing…

ThursdayFeb 04, 2021 10:04 am

Brain Scientific Inc. (BRSF) Offers Possible Solution for Detecting and Studying Parkinson’s

Parkinsons is diagnosed through skilled observation of specialized neurologists Neurologist shortage could turn into public emergency EEGs may hold the key to clearer diagnosis of Parkinson's Every year an estimated 60,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) (https://ibn.fm/ca0nb). Symptoms develop slowly, often spanning years, and vary from person to person. For a long time, PD has been diagnosed through the skilled observation of a neurologist, but recent studies suggest the EEG to be a promising diagnostic tool (https://ibn.fm/zCRAz). Brain Scientific (OTCQB: BRSF) is on a mission of modernizing brain diagnostics through cutting-edge technologies, which could…

WednesdayFeb 03, 2021 2:02 pm

Imagin Medical Inc. (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF) Technology Set to Revolutionize Bladder Cancer Visualization

The established and most prominent method of visualizing bladder cancer, white light, lacks the clarity needed to detect finer margins of tumors, which increases the likelihood of recurrence The more recent, improved method, blue light, provides clarity yet introduces cost barriers to adoption Imagin Medical’s i/Blue Imaging(TM) System combines the best of both methods, clarity and real-time visualization at a lower cost The system is highly adaptable to current endoscopic instruments, making it easy and affordable to implement For over 30 years, the standard of visualizing bladder cancer during surgery has been white light illumination through an endoscopic procedure called…

TuesdayFeb 02, 2021 3:08 pm

Brain Scientific Inc. (BRSF) E-Tattoo Will Offer AI Solutions for Neurology

BRSF paving way with next wave of innovation for neurology: e-tattoos Acceptance of telemedicine, AI here to stay following pandemic Scientists have learned how to read brain waves using minimally invasive, implantable, four-channel micro EEG to better monitor continuous seizures The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several changes to American culture, many of which appear to be here to stay. According to Harvard experts, some of those changes include movement towards a cashless society, increased remote work, the decline of brick-and-mortar retail, and a new approach to health that includes an acceptance of telemedicine and artificial intelligence (“AI”) (https://ibn.fm/f9IJ5). Brain Scientific…

TuesdayFeb 02, 2021 3:00 pm

Study Shows Patients Want Mental Health Care to Remain Online Post-Coronavirus

After a few failed attempts at getting patients who would agree to see a telehealth psychiatrist, Jennifer Severe, a psychiatrist who had helped introduce telehealth initiatives at the University of Michigan outpatient clinic, and her colleagues were flooded with numerous videos chats after the pandemic hit. Non-urgent healthcare in Michigan was forced to go digital, with phone calls and video chats becoming the primary means for patients to communicate with their psychologists and psychiatrists. Nine months later, this is how a majority of patients have operated. Now, a new study led by Severe proposes that more than half of these…

MondayFeb 01, 2021 3:00 pm

Half of All Covid-19 Medical Workers at Risk of Mental Health Issues, New Research Shows

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Utah suggests that more than half of the emergency responders involved in coronavirus care are at risk of developing one or more mental health conditions, including insomnia, alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression and acute traumatic stress. The scientists discovered that the risk of these mental health problems was similar to rates that had been observed during natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11. The corresponding author of the study, Andrew J. Smith, explained that while a majority of emergency responders and health-care professionals weren’t necessarily going to develop post-traumatic stress…