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2091

Preparing for pandemics of antibiotic resistant bacteria

Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there is another looming public health problem. Antibiotic resistance, according to some experts, may turn out as bad, or even worse, than the current pandemic. Similarities in European and US fatalities In November 2018, the Stockholm-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released a study which […]

2092

Medtronic aims to double ventilator manufacturing capacity

Medtronic said 18 March it plans to more than double its capacity to make and supply ventilators to fight the global pandemic. Medtronic, an industry leader in respiratory care and device innovation, said that they had already increased production by more than 40 percent and were on track to more than double its capacity to […]

2093

ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction

A new study led by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that most patients entering hospital intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or ailments also suffer from some level of related cognitive dysfunction that currently goes undetected in most cases. Many patients spend time in the ICU for reasons that have […]

2095

ProbeHunter Team announces program with Cephasonics to develop probe adapters for the Cephasonics ultrasound platform

Ultrasound probe adapters, all brands, will now be available to the research platform Cephasonics. BBS Medical AB from Sweden is to develop and market specialized ultrasound probe/transducer adapters that allow users of Cephasonics systems to connect a variety of different probes from other companies to the Cephasonics system. As part of the relationship BBS Medical […]

2096

A promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease. NS is part of a group of diseases termed RASopathies that are caused by activating mutations of proteins belonging to the Ras and mitogen-activated protein kinase families. In a new study, researchers at Université de […]

2097

Sanofi and GSK partner to develop vaccine against COVID-19

Sanofi and GSK will partner to develop an adjuvanted vaccine for COVID-19, using technology from both companies. Sanofi will contribute its S-protein COVID-19 antigen, which is based on recombinant DNA technology. This technology has produced an exact genetic match to proteins found on the surface of the virus, and the DNA sequence encoding this antigen […]

2098

Near-simultaneous admissions may affect mortality and length of stay in the ICU

A strain in ICU capacity has been linked to adverse patient outcomes. New research suggests that near-simultaneous ICU admissions are frequent and may also have an adverse effect on patient outcomes. Researchers conducted an observational study of patients admitted to an academic adult ICU of a tertiary medical centre. Over the five-year period of the […]

2099

Antibiotic side effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the U.S. each year

The use of antibiotics drives the development of antibiotic resistance, a major threat to public health worldwide. But these drugs also carry the risk of harm to individual patients, including children. According to a new analysis antibiotics led to nearly 70,000 estimated emergency room visits in the U.S. each year from 2011-2015 for allergic reactions […]