The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of the Genome Program, a national project set to use genomic data to improve health and well-being in the UAE. The ground-breaking program aims to be the first of its kind worldwide to provide citizens with their own high quality genome as a baseline and incorporate genomic data into healthcare management. This will be achieved by using advanced sequencing technology to generate the highest quality, most comprehensive genome data,…
Dubai Health Authority, DHA, will start implementing a new system mid next year to monitor medications manufactured in the UAE and overseas from the production line to prescription. The 'track and trace' system will help combat potential counterfeit medication and ensures accuracy and credibility with regards to insurance claims for dispensing medications, the authority said in an announcement, adding that it said already started discussions with big manufacturing and supplying pharmaceutical companies to implement the system. The system will also…
PENTAX has announced that its new EB19-J10U endobronchial scope, having received FDA clearance, is coming to the United States. The device, intended for minimally invasive procedures such as Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and EBUS-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), is touted by the company as providing “crystal clear visualization” of the bronchial anatomy and improving procedural efficiency when sampling tissues. The tiny ultrasound transducer at the device’s tip can be seen in the endoscopic image during any procedure, to confirm positioning and improve…
The Amsterdam healthcare industry stands out from other industries in many ways. The potential value of data-driven applications is by far more evident than in any other industry, and the amounts and diversity of medical data is abundant Derived from the name Amstelredamme, Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with a population of 866,737 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area, and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam is in the province of…
“Our headset makes brainwave data easily accessible to people outside the hospital, allowing for a more convenient, long-term monitoring option. People can wear our EEG headset in a natural environment where they behave normally, versus for a short period of time in a hospital where they might act differently since they are being observed,” says Wang Abiosensor is a biological detection system consisting of a biological component combined with a transducer to perform measurement of a biochemical quantity. The development of biosensors started with the invention of enzyme electrodes by Leland C. Clark in 1962. The global biosensors market size…
