[Sponsored] Innovative sterilization cases and trays are instrumental in reducing infection risk in medical settings. Learn notable things about them and their makers. The post Everything You Need to Know About Sterilization Cases and Their Role in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
When home dialysis is done right, care partners quickly discover they are becoming an integral part of the process as engaged, informed participants rather than uninformed outside observers. By knowing more, care partners can worry a lot less. The post When Dialysis Comes Home, Patients and Care Partners Flourish appeared first on MedCity News.
Innovative transplant diagnostics and novel paradigms that give a clearer picture of a recipient’s immune system at various phases of the transplant journey can enable transplant teams to mitigate some of these challenges and make more accurate and faster donor assessments, as well as more informed and patient-centric decisions post-transplant. The post Harnessing Innovative Transplant…
BOLIGEE, Ala. — Green lights flickered on the wireless router in Barbara Williams’ kitchen. Just one bar lit up — a weak signal connecting her to the world beyond her home in the Alabama Black Belt. Next to the router sat medications, vitamin D pills, and Williams’ blood glucose monitor kit. “I haven’t used that…
Jennifer Pahlka is perhaps best known as the founder of Code for America, a widely respected nonprofit that helped formalize the principles of civic tech, a movement leveraging design and technology expertise to improve public access to government services and data. Notably, the organization reimagined the online application for California’s food assistance program, which once…
Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The chemical ingredients with mystifying names. The references on product labels to unspecified natural or artificial flavors. The junk food that fits his budget but feels addictive and makes him feel unwell. Shea, one of 1,310…
Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid development of lifesaving covid shots. There’s a catch: The mRNA technology faces growing doubts among Republicans, including people around President Donald Trump. Legislation aimed to ban or limit mRNA vaccines was introduced this year by GOP…
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals’ surgically implanted cell and gene therapy, Encelto, is now FDA approved to treat macular telangectasia type 2 (MacTel). It’s the first therapy for this rare retinal degeneration disorder. The post Gene Therapy in an Implant: Neurotech Lands First FDA Approval in Rare Vision Disorder appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare organizations are starting to implement AI agents — autonomous, task-specific systems designed to perform functions with little or no human intervention. While initial adoption is focused mainly on non-clinical areas like scheduling and prior authorizations, experts predict that AI agents could eventually play a role in clinical decision-making, provided they meet rigorous safety and…
With Sunrise’s women’s health program, the company can support women battling sleep issues due to conditions like pregnancy, polycystic ovary syndrome, perimenopause, menopause and premenstrual syndrome. The post Sunrise Introduces Sleep Offering Tailored to Women appeared first on MedCity News.