Doctors at Canadian Specialist Hospital are advising pregnant women to exercise extra caution due to the recent coronavirus outbreak. As this is a novel virus, little is known about its impact on pregnant women. Dr. Priyanka Ashish Dhemre, Specialist Obstetrics & Gynecology, Canadian Specialist Hospital, stated that “Pregnant women are just as likely as the general public to develop symptoms if infected with the new coronavirus. As the immune system of pregnant women is weaker than others, it is important…
Month: March 2020
Scientists use stem cell techniques to produce insulin
Scientists searching for a diabetes cure have used stem cell techniques to produce insulin, in what was described as a breakthrough in the fight against the disease. Researchers in St Louis, Missouri 'functionally cured' diabetes in mice for nine months, bringing hope to some 400 million people around the world. Medics hope the new research will help people with type one diabetes, who cannot produce insulin and leaves the body struggling to regulate blood sugar levels. Dr Job Simon, an…
Amana Healthcare showcases the power of eye-gaze technology at Digital Health Middle East 2020
At Digital Health Middle East 2020, held in Dubai, Amana Healthcare showcased how it harnesses the power of eye-gaze technology in rehabilitation therapy to help patients communicate and manage daily tasks with the assistance of a computer. Nadine de Clercq, Rehabilitation Lead at Amana Healthcare, and Natasha Faizan, Early Intervention Educator, explained how the eye-gaze technology helps to improve patients’ lives by enabling them to send emails, control the TV remote, and even send text messages via a synced smart…
Custom adapted new 3D inks developed in the 3D printing industry
3D printing is already used in medicine in many applications, but there’s still a great deal that custom-built implants could offer to patients. Bioinks, the materials from which bespoke implants can printed, may be the most important focus of research aimed at expanding the use of additive manufacturing, another term for 3D printing, in medicine. Typically, bio-compatible inks have to be developed for a specific application, but researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland report on a new ink that can…
Swittons unveil first fully customized IoT powered solution for the pharma industry
Swittons, a P360 company, has launched the first fully customizable IoT powered solution for pharmaceutical commercial organizations and physicians. Swittons enhances the pharma to physician relationship by helping representatives cover more territory, and by breaking down communication barriers to office visits, professional consultations and product orders. The smart device can also be configured for biotech and medical device sales organizations. “At Swittons, we have reimagined the world of pharma to physician communication by fundamentally changing the way marketers and sales…