Medical Management Articles
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Signs of Parkinson’s Disease to Watch For
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is most commonly known for affecting movement. It primarily impacts dopaminergic, or dopamine-producing, neurons in a specific area of the brain known as the substantia nigra. Typically, symptoms develop slowly over years and continue to worsen as the disease progresses. While the manifestation of symptoms tends to vary ...
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Everything You Want to Know About Horseradish Peroxidase
Peroxidase, usually derived from horseradish, is a common enzyme used in clinical testing reagents. It is widely used not only in several biochemical assays but also in immunoassay (ELISA) kits. As a key component of the color development system of several kits, peroxidase has an important impact on the quality of the kits. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is the most commonly used enzyme because ...
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A Detailed Introduction to Penicillinase
Penicillinase is an enzyme that acts on the β-lactam ring of penicillin to convert penicillin into penicillic acid, which has no antibacterial activity. A variety of penicillin-resistant bacteria can produce this enzyme, such as the penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcusaureus and the penicillin-resistant strains of Bacillus cereus. This enzyme is a medical enzyme suitable for the ...
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How the Ubibot Device and Platform Could Guarantee Vaccine’s Storage During Its Develop and Transportation
Just as with any medical equipment out there or any vaccine, doctors, researchers, and transportation experts must know some things.Development From the very moment that they are developed, vaccines and the equipment there need to be monitored at all times, or in other words, the room needs to remain at a specific level of both temperature and humidity.This can be done through the following ...
By UbiBot
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Breakdown of How Sugar Impacts The Brain and Cognitive Function
It is no secret that glucose, a form of sugar, is the main source of energy for every cell in our bodies, including our brain cells. Because the brain is packed with neurons, it uses more energy than any other organ in the body. Our brains reward us for consuming sugar. Whether you are eating a delicious meal, sharing a kiss with someone you love, or enjoying a sugary treat, the mesolimbic ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case Study
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Collaboration
Aiming to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste in surgery Today, Surgical Innovations announces its collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (“CSH”) to support wider efforts in the UK and globally to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste in surgery. This new collaboration with CSH will enable the validation of the Company’s environmental ...
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Performance Evaluation of the Coag-Sense Prothrombin Time (PT)/INR Monitoring System
Introduction Oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) using warfarin (Coumadin) has surged in recent years due to an increased number of indications and its demonstrated effectiveness. The primary means of monitoring the response to warfarin is the Prothrombin Time (PT) test, which is measured in seconds. The increased use of OAT has led to the development of point-of-care (POC) portable monitoring ...
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Project - A novel host-protein Point-Of-Care platform for differentiating bacterial vs viral infections: Transition from prototype to product
Project name: A novel host-protein Point-Of-Care platform for differentiating bacterial vs viral infections: Transition from prototype to product Funding: $4,079,159 Aim: To support transfer to manufacturing of MeMed's pioneering point of care platform (MeMed Key™) that distinguishes bacterial from viral infections The two-year grant from the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical ...
By MeMed
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Smart Laser Treatments You Need to Offer Patients!
Sensus Healthcare’s new line of smart laser devices is powered by Sentinel, and are the only asset management, remote monitoring and diagnostic systems in the world! Sensus Healthcare offers 4 different kinds of smart lasers available to physicians, and each type has its own unique application uses and features. Keep reading to learn more about each kind of laser. IPL The IPL can be used ...
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What are Strongyloides?
Strongyloides is an opportunistic pathogenic parasitic nematode. Adults parasitize in the small intestine of cats, dogs and humans. The larvae can invade lung, brain, liver, kidney and other tissues and organs, causing strongyloidiasis. The disease is mainly prevalent in warm and humid tropical and subtropical regions. In recent years, due to the continuous increase of HIV/AIDS infection rate in ...
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UbiBot medical refrigerator temperature & humidity monitoring program-Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital Co., Ltd.
- Intruduction of Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital Co., Ltd. Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital was officially put into operation in December 2012. It is a comprehensive college featuring joint surgery, spine surgery, hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, trauma surgery, traditional Chinese orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, and geriatric care. hospital. It was officially approved as an ...
By UbiBot
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How to Measure Cognitive Decline In Older Patients
Primary care practitioners are often the first to address a patient’s or family’s concerns about memory loss or the possibility of dementia. Detecting cognitive decline as early as possible is fundamental to a patient’s ability to receive earlier access to treatments and therapies, and, consequently, more effective treatment and improved health outcomes. There are several ...
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Interactive revolution in eye care
Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) is a Swiss manufacturer of high quality innovative intraocular lenses (IOLs) designed for cataract surgery. The company recently announced the start of a project for developing a revolutionary active intraocular lens, R-TASC (Real-Time Autofocus Servo Control), featuring real-time autofocus and wireless connectivity. Max Boysset, SAV-IOL CEO, believes R-TASC could ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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A Lens for All
Choose from over 3,000 configurations to find the perfect lens for each patient With a portfolio including the Eden and Lucidis premium IOLs, Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) is already known for redrawing innovation boundaries in the IOL landscape. Now, the company is launching a system that brings customizable medicine to the world of cataract surgery. SAV-IOL’s unique offering comprises ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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Three Words: Simplicity, Quality, Performance
SAV-IOL’s Lucidis IOL combines the fantastic far vision and few photopic phenomena of a monofocal lens, with the added bonus of a high-quality extended depth-of-focus. In some respects, monofocal IOLs are hard to beat. Other than the obvious - a single focal plane - the drawbacks are few, and compared with the current crop of diffractive multifocal IOLs, they provide unparalleled distance ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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Validation of a two-gene mRNA urine test for detection of high-grade prostate cancer in German men.
Organizations Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center and Department of Urology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, MDxHealth, B.V., Nijmegen, Netherlands, MDxHealth, Inc., Irvine, CA, Mathematical Modeling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany Abstract ...
By MDxHealth
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Assessment of a urinary TRUS/biomarker-based risk score as inclusion criteria for multiparametric MRI to detect clinically significant prostate cancer
BACKGROUND Non-invasive techniques like urinary biomarkers and multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) show great promise for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa), leading to a reduction of over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Apart from yet to be established diagnostic accuracy is the systematic use of mpMRI challenging due to the high cost of setting up, ...
By MDxHealth
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Zanidatamab, a HER2-targeted bispecific antibody, in combination with docetaxel as first-line therapy for patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer: Preliminary results from a Phase 1b/2 study (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, with over 650,000 deaths in 2020.1,2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted agents have improved outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer, but most patients in first-line therapy do not respond to current therapies, eventually relapse or develop ...
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Responsible Pet Ownership: Celebrating National Pet Week
This week is National Pet Week. While it technically ends tomorrow, it’s not too late to celebrate your furry companions! National Pet Week was created in 1981 by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Auxiliary to the AVMA. It is celebrated each year during the first full week of May to encourage responsible pet care and to celebrate the bond between pets and their ...
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