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A Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program at HDF for Post COVID-19 Patients
Doctors recently noted that around 20% of COVID-19 patients, especially those who were once hospitalized, are experiencing difficulties in regaining their strength and energy and resuming their normal life even after recovery. Following a COVID-19 infection, patients are reporting long-term effects and complications that may last for weeks or even months, such as breathing difficulties, fatigue, heart rate issues… Based…
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Health News
World Kidney Day – 11th March 2021
World Kidney Day may not be as widely acknowledged as other disease awareness campaigns, but it certainly deserves our attention. Kidney disease, is a silent disease in the early stages, meaning diagnosis is often late and can result in life-long complications that require dialysis as a last resort. On March 11th, the global World Kidney Day initiative aims to raise…
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Articles
Electrophysiological study and catheter ablation procedure
The last two decades have witnessed significant developments in the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias, most people with an abnormal heart rhythm can lead a normal life if it is properly diagnosed. Diagnosing the type of the arrhythmias is the key to the treatment. Today, most of the advance heart centers use Electrophysiology studies (EPS) to test the electrical activity…
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Employing the Power of AI and Interoperability to Reduce Sepsis Mortality
By Dr. Penny Cooper, DHSc, Data Scientist at Augusta Health Augusta Health is a community hospital nestled in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley focused on improving the health and well-being of our community. The statewide sepsis mortality rate in Virginia is 12.7%, while at Augusta Health it is 4.76%. We have been able to achieve a significantly lower sepsis mortality rate by…
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Hospital News
Researchers enrolling patients for study to train AI in assisting breast cancer surgery
The vast majority of breast cancer patients will undergo surgery as part of their treatment, and most of those patients will choose a lumpectomy to remove the tumor and conserve the breast. A surgical oncologist at Baylor College of Medicine is enrolling patients in a study that will use a high-resolution imaging system to collect images of breast tumors in…
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Laboratory
Glucose stabilisation right from the beginning
Effective glycolysis inhibition for precise determination of the in vivo blood sugar content with the VACUETTE® FC Mix Tube of Greiner Bio-One. The time from collection until separation of plasma and cells, temperature as well as cell count strongly affect glucose levels possibly leading to false low results. Unfortunately, fluoride alone is not able to stabilize the real in-vivo glucose level…
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Medtech
Innovations for In-Bed Patient Care During the Pandemic
Jitka Stranska, Managing Director LINET MEA Over the last year, we have witnessed an extreme burden on healthcare professionals and healthcare systems as well as an increased demand for sufficient quality and quantity of medical equipment. As a manufacturer and an innovator, we were pleased to be able to cover the surge in demand for hospital beds and ensure both…
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Boehringer Ingelheim sees positive business momentum in 2020 despite impact of COVID-19
Strong R&D commitment to developing therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 virus Overall R&D investment up 7% to 3.7 billion EUR in 2020 (18.9% of net sales) Positive business performance despite the impact of COVID-19 pandemic Total human pharmaceuticals and animal health net sales in 2020 across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa witnessed 11% growth Outlook 2021: only moderately optimistic in view…
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CAGS Webinar Series Continues with Webinar on Population Genetics
The Centre for Arab Genomic Studies (CAGS) will continue the activities of its webinar series through its second webinar, to be held on the 24th of March 21, 2021 at 7 PM. Entitled “Population Genetics’’, the webinar will feature talks on the analysis of genomic data to understand ancient population migrations, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The webinar…
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