RedBird LED Lighting was installed at 17,500 feet at Mount Everest High Base Camp. The installation was part of a study conducted by Xtreme Everest 2 that is studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. Xtreme Everest 2 is ...
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Masimo, a provider of noninvasive monitoring technologies,announced that the East Tennessee Children's Hospital has installed its Patient SafetyNet system. The system noninvasively, continuously measures and tracks the underlying ...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies born before 37 weeks undergo an assessment called the Infant Car Seat Challenge (ICSC) before discharge from the hospital. This test determines whether a baby is able to safely ride ...
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US-based IT company IBM and Excel Medical Electronics (EME) are collaborating with The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Neurosurgery in a study to test the effectiveness of a real-time alarm, which is designed to ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted six months pediatric exclusivity for Hospira's Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl) injection in the US. Precedex, an alpha-2 agonist, is approved for use only in adults and the US regulator ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark approval to ALung Technologies' Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) for the treatment of patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure including acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute ...
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Don't rush things. That's the bottom-line advice to expectant mothers from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Practitioners. Asked to identify five tests or procedures that were ...
Zhejiang Shanshi Medical Device (Shanshi) has signed a commercial agreement with Tensys Medical, a developer of continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic patient monitoring systems. Under the agreement, Shanshi has gained rights to market ...
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The number of potentially deadly infections picked up by patients in hospitals is down slightly, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But your risk still depends on which hospital you go to, since ...
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Pittsburgh-based ALung Technologies has gained Health Canada approval for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS), designed for treating patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure including acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
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If you recently checked out of a hospital there's a good chance you'll be heading back soon, quite possibly through the emergency room door. Nearly 10 of every 100 hospital patients enter the emergency room within 30 days of their ...
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It seems to be generally accepted by the medical profession that in the event of a heart attack, stroke or brain trauma it significantly improves the prognosis for the patient if the brain can be cooled at the earliest possible opportunity. ...
Tensys Medical's new continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic patient monitoring system has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The TL-300 system, a member of T-Line family, is designed for use in ...
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Computerworld - The maker of Roomba, the robotic vacuum, has stepped up its game and Tuesday unveiled a 5-ft., 4-in.-tall, 140-pound "telemedicine" robot aimed at aiding hospital patients in emergency situations, especially during nighttime ...
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Timeless Medical Systems is pleased to announce the release of FormulaTrak , the newest innovation in tracking and tracing infant feedings in the hospital setting. The Timeless Medical Women & Infants FormulaTrak system is the first and ...
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