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2031

Innovations in cardiac technology

Cardiovascular-related technology is an exciting field as new devices and biotech products continue to emerge from research labs with rapid succession propelled by a vigorous stream of innovation. In this focus on smart tech for cardiology we look at some of the latest developments in this extremely dynamic arena – from 3D bioprinted cardiovascular tissue […]

2032

Johnson & Johnson aims to produce a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate on which it expects to initiate human clinical studies by September at the latest with the first batches of the vaccine available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. In addition, the company announced the significant expansion of the existing partnership between […]

2033

A hidden truth: hospital taps are often home to slime and biofilm

Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences include water splashing out of a sink to spread contaminants from dirty taps according to new research. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System assessed eight different designs across four intensive care units to determine how dirty sinks and […]

2035

Starna Scientific at Medica

Starna, established 1964, has a worldwide reputation for quality, service and innovation in the production and supply of spectrophotometer cells, optical components and Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). World-leader with over 50 years’ experience in the production of Certified Reference Materials for UV-Vis-NIR & Fluorescence spectroscopy; it is the only company to achieve both ISO/IEC 17025 […]

2036

Study confirms treatment success in minimally invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz University Medical Center have examined the success of more than 13,575 minimally invasive procedures on the mitral valve in the largest study of their kind to date. Key findings: Although patients grew older during the period from 2011 to 2015 and the number of procedures increased […]

2038

Researchers try to make ICU less traumatic for patients, families

Intensive care units (ICUs) can be extremely stressful for patients and families. Changes in the way ICUs are run may help mitigate that stress, two new studies suggest. Researchers looking at the impact of making ICU visiting hours more flexible, and the keeping of ICU diaries by staff and family members, found some interventions could, […]

2039

Infectious diarrhoea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhoea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published. "The findings of […]

2040

Thirona, taking AI from spin-off to 40 countries in 6 years

Thirona, a Dutch start-up company specialising in AI to analyse medical images, is offering one of their products for free to medical imaging specialists in an effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. International Hospital speaks to Dr Eva van Rikxoort, the Managing Director and founder of Thirona, about the company and its products. International Hospital: […]