continuous health monitoring Articles
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Design of a biomimetic-based monitoring and diagnostic system for civil structures
Recent high intensity natural events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes have introduced new challenges for the design, maintenance, and sustainability of civil structures. Globally, civil infrastructures are deteriorating at an alarming rate caused by overuse, overloading, aging, damage or failure due to natural or man-made hazards. With such a vast network of deteriorating ...
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IVF Cryopreservation and Safe Handling Practices
Couples that want to have a baby but have not been able to conceive naturally are drawn to invitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. In an IVF treatment, several eggs are fertilized at once, which creates multiple embryos. While more than one embryo may be implanted, to spur the odds of pregnancy, there are inevitably some unused embryos. The remaining embryos may be preserved cryogenically, for ...
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Pharmaceutical Companies Rely on Nitrogen
Pharmaceutical firms research, develop, and manufacture over-the-counter and prescription drugs and medicines. Usage of these drugs includes, but is not limited to, vaccinations, treatment for chronic conditions, and pain management. To protect the health and well-being of the public, the pharmaceutical industry is one of the most highly regulated industries. For instance, in the United States, ...
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Cryotherapy - Baby It’s Cold Inside
Cryotherapy Cryotherapy (also known as cold therapy) is broadly defined as the use of very cold temperatures for medical or general wellness purposes. Modern cryotherapy (which comes from the Greek kyro, meaning “cold” and therapeia, meaning “healing”) can be traced back thousands of years, and some form of it was practiced by the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, ...
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Seven Strategies for Managing HR Risk Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Organizations have made dozens of changes to HR policies in response to the fast-moving coronavirus crisis. Initial concerns about work-from-home edicts and restrictions on travel have given way to simply keeping employees safe and the company running – all while navigating a myriad of constantly shifting pandemic-related jurisdictional rules. Both employees and employers are reeling from ...
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How Healthcare is Being Transformed By Remote Patient Monitoring
It cannot be denied that the healthcare sector is evolving quickly due to development and technological advancements. The creation of remote patient monitoring (RPM) systems and apps is a result of this. Healthcare providers can remotely monitor and examine patient health data thanks to remote patient monitoring systems. This provides people with convenience and easy access to healthcare. ...
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Important Information Regarding Brentwood & COVID-19
Executive Summary: At this time all Brentwood sites are operational. Our Indian facility reopened production this week, following a shutdown that was mandated by the Indian government. Our workforce is committed to continued support of our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak and our supply stream remains strong. As always we will get through this today, tomorrow, and together. The Novel ...
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Image is Everything: MRI and Helium Safety
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of a very large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to produce detailed, cross-sectional, and three-dimensional images of organs and structures within the body. An MRI scan is a valuable diagnostic tool that can show injuries or other anomalies that cannot be seen in a CT scan or X-ray. For instance, soft ...
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6 Tips for Avoiding Pressure Ulcers in Healthcare Facilities
A silent but serious condition is impacting healthcare facilities around the world, taking a serious toll not only on patient safety but hospital revenue and operating costs, too. Although it’s not contagious, this condition afflicts 2.5 million patients each year, resulting in 60,000 deaths annually in the United States alone1. On top of that, it costs the U.S. health system an estimated ...
By EarlySense
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Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease
Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management — lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg — dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering ...
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COVID-19: 7 Safety Questions to ask before the return to work
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a threat that’s here to stay. It has become clear that despite lifting some of the stricter rules, nothing will be quite the same as before. Until a more permanent solution is available, we will have to adapt the way we operate before we can return to work. Several weeks into “lockdown”, some countries have started easing ...
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FIGO good clinical practice paper: management of the second stage of labor
Abstract This good clinical practice paper provides an overview of the current evidence around second stage care, highlighting the challenges and the importance of maintaining high-quality, safe, and respectful care in all settings. It includes a series of recommendations based on best available evidence regarding length of second stage, judicious use of episiotomy, and the importance of ...
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