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Babies born by c-section lack key gut bacteria

By Callan Emery, Editor A study published in Nature in September has caught the attention of the media and the interest of Obs-Gyn specialists. In what is the largest study of the neonatal microbiome (gut bacteria), the researchers provide strong evidence that the way a baby is born impacts significantly on their microbiome. The study […]

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Cath lab / EP lab & hybrid OR monitor failure rates skyrocket

A hospital or healthcare facility can be composed of dozens of departments. A catheterization lab, commonly referred to as cath lab or EP lab, is instrumentally vital to one of the busiest departments, cardiology. Hybrid OR’s are equipped with diagnostic imaging technology to give physicians visual access to chambers and arteries of the heart. In […]

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Hologic: The company that places special emphasis on the healthcare needs of women

In 1985, two colleagues from American Science and Engineering, Jay Stein and David Ellenbogen, founded Hologic to commercialize a bone scanning system that employed X-ray technology. It would become the world’s first X-ray bone densitometer for evaluating osteoporosis. Over the years, Hologic has acquired complementary companies that have enabled it to become a global player […]

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The challenge of sepsis: new approaches to old scourge

Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition after the immune system over-reacts to an infection, leading to shock and organ failure. It is most frequently provoked by commonplace bacteria. Globally, over 30 million people develop sepsis each year. Some 6 million die as a result. Although there has been progress in controlling deaths from sepsis in […]

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How artificial intelligence will change the role of doctors

The term “artificial intelligence”, defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the capacity of a machine to simulate or surpass intelligent human behaviour”, was first used in the 1950s, but the idea that the human brain, or at least parts of it, could somehow be ‘copied’ or ‘imitated’ using a series of mechanical networks has been […]

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Intensive care in the emergency department: emergence of new models

The ICU (intensive care unit) is easily one of a hospital’s highest value resources. A scarcity of intensive care beds means patients require prioritization when demand exceeds supply.  As a result, there are frequent delays in admission to an ICU. Though it is accepted that such delays adversely impact patient outcomes, there has been little […]

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Reducing NICU noise improves wellbeing of infants

Neonatal intensive care units can be noisy places which can disturb the sleep patterns of the youngest patients in the hospitals and have a negative effect on their health. In an effort to ameliorate this, some NICUs have set quiet times to limit exposure to noise. However, little was known about the effects of the […]