Thailand Medical News

Researchers discover body’s protective mechanism against bowel cancer

Source: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Feb 03, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells from turning cancerous. The body's innate immune system was found to play a pivotal role in this regard. The researchers were able to demonstrate that, rather than having a purely defensive role, the immune system is crucial in maintaining a healthy b...

New Insights Into HIV For Possible Vaccine

Source: Simon Fraser University Feb 03, 2019 6 years ago

The immune system is the body's best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and cancer. Now, an international team of researchers is harnessing the immune system to reveal new clues that may help in efforts to produce an HIV vaccine. SFU professor Mark Brockman and co-authors from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa have identified a connection between infection cont...

Newer, Faster And Efficient System For Lupus Detection.

Source: Universitat Polytechnica de Valencia (UPV),Spain Feb 03, 2019 6 years ago

Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis, are difficult to diagnose, specially in early stages. Specifically, in the case of lupus, specific antibodies aimed at antigens located in the nucleus of cells appear, including the anti-Ro/SSA. These anti-Ro/SSA antibodies can be found in the blood before other autoantibodies related with lupus, and can even be det...

Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries

Source: Duke University Medical Center Feb 02, 2019 6 years ago

A Duke Health pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries carrying blood to the heart are narrow or blocked, a risk factor for heart disease. According to the 40-person study published in the journal PLOS ONE, emergency patients who underwent a treadmill stress test and showed signs of decreased blood flow to the heart also had changes in five met...

P53 discovered to have dual roles in not only fighting tumors but also promoting growth in certain cancers.

Source: University of San Diego Feb 01, 2019 6 years ago

Search for a description of "p53" and it becomes clear that this human protein is widely known for its cancer-fighting benefits, leading to its renown as "the guardian of the genome." Scientists at the University of California San Diego have published a new study challenging that description. Studying the "wild type" version of p53 (WTp53), the form that exists b...

‘Hidden HIV’ can now be accurately measured

Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Jan 31, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers can now quickly and accurately count a hidden, inactive form of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that lurks in patients' cells. This version of HIV embeds into cells' genomes and can persist despite otherwise successful therapies, thwarting attempts to cure the infection. Using a new genetic technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Robert Sil...

Results Of Study On The Effect Of Switching Insulin Medications

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Jan 30, 2019 6 years ago

In the United States, the drug price for insulin has skyrocketed over the last two decades. While the price has increased for all forms of insulin, newer, "analogue" insulin medications such as glargine and lispro have become especially expensive. This is particularly true for patients with insufficient drug coverage or for Medicare beneficiaries in the Part D coverage gap. CareMore ...

Oral Gonorrhea : A Growing Challenge For Healthcare In Thailand And Globally

Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2019 6 years ago

An often-overlooked type of STD, oral gonorrhea presents a challenge for healthcare in Thailand and globally. The threat this bacterial infection poses is not limited to the disease itself – there are large-scale public health issues related both to long-term inflammation by an infection in the throat or mouth left untreated and to the wrongful prescription of certain antibiotics that give r...

Next-generation treatment for acute myeloid leukemia discovered.

Source: Purdue University Jan 29, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers have been struggling for years to find a treatment for patients who have a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that is one of the most lethal cancers. About 19,520 news cases are diagnosed a year, and about 10,670 people a year die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. Purdue University researchers are developing a series of drug compo...

Researchers discover why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment.

Source: University of California - San Diego Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a genetic pathway that causes some individuals to develop an abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, after experiencing a heart attack. They have also identified a drug candidate that can block this pathway. "We now know one reason why a significant fraction of the public could develop secondary complications p...

The Fight to Save Private Healthcare in Thailand

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

In recent years, various agencies within the Thai government have made concerted efforts to curb private medical institutions’ independence by installing burdensome regulations -- most recently by seeking to control what these businesses can charge for specific medicines, procedures, and supplies. Their basic rationale is that cost controls and other measures are necessary to ensure the best...

Aspirin and Ibuprofen can improve survival in head and neck cancer or any cancers caused by the oncogene PIK3CA

Source: University of California, San Francisco Jan 28, 2019 6 years ago

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, improved the overall five-year survival rate from 25 percent to 78 percent for patients whose cancer contained a specific...

New Sexually Transmitted Infections That Could Be Potential Public Health Threats

Source: The Wellcome Trusts Jan 27, 2019 6 years ago

New diseases emerge all the time, and sexually transmitted infections are no exception. Here are four bacteria that could become serious public health threats. Already the infection rates are steadily increasing and worst in Asia, where a lot of people are not even aware of themselves contracting these infections or lack access to proper diagnostics or treatments and also complacency among doctors...

BRCA-driven cancer being targeted with new drugs

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Jan 27, 2019 6 years ago

BRCA1 and BRCA2 ("BReast CAncer genes") are critical tumor suppressor genes—women carrying a mutation in one of these genes have up to an 80 percent risk of developing breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer. Cancer drugs known as Parp inhibitors have recently been approved for treating patients with BRCA-driven metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian...

The Evolving Projects Of CP Medical Center Co. Ltd.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2019 6 years ago

The Thai conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group is one of the world’s largest. It is also Thailand’s largest private company. With investments in over 30 countries and a huge presence in the Chinese market the group employs over 350,000 staff. It’s 3 core businesses operate in: Agribusiness & Food Retail & Distribution Telecommunications industries So, it was with sur...

Key protein (GRP94) in the production of insulin discovered

Source: University of Copenhagen Jan 26, 2019 6 years ago

The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered in a new study conducted by researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. They hope the new research results can be used to develop treatments for conditions such as increased level of insulin in the blood known as...

New anti-influenza drugs developed in UK

Source: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Jan 26, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at LSTM and Imperial College London have designed drugs which could help combat any potential new flu pandemic, by targeting the receptors of the cells by which the virus gains entry to the human body. In a paper published in the Journal of Immunology the team, led by LSTM's Professor Richard Pleass, show that by engineering a part of an antibody they can target ...

Four Biotech's fastest-growing stocks in 2019 to Buy Now

Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2019 6 years ago

Continuing on our advice of the Global Medical ,Healthcare, Biotech and Pharma Stocks, we continue to advise all in executing caution and due diligence in buying Thai Healthcare, Medical, Pharma Stocks due to recent local Government intervention in the private healthcare sector and putting medical services and products under price control restrictions etc, coupled with the unpredictable political ...

Using Cerebral Spinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy and Sequencing to Track Glioma Progression

Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jan 25, 2019 6 years ago

A team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic testing of cells found in cerebrospinal fluid to track certain brain tumors. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes tests they conducted with cancer patients and analysis of their cerebrospinal fluid, and what they found. Doctors who treat patients w...

European Researchers Genetically Modify Adenovirus, Turning It Into Tumor-Killing Agents For Retinoblastoma

Source: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Dept, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona Jan 25, 2019 6 years ago

A European team of researchers reports that modifying an adenovirus a certain way made it an effective tumor killer in mice with retinoblastoma. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe modifying the virus and testing its effectiveness in treating retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma, as its name implies, is a cancer of the retina. It is mos...

Yale scientists examine how an immune system protein helps suppress HIV

Source: Yale University Jan 24, 2019 6 years ago

Much of the research on HIV has focused on preventing infection but little is understood about how the body keeps the virus in check post-infection. A new study by Yale investigators reveals the role of a protein that serves to block HIV gene expression once it has entered human cells. The research team, led by Manabu Taura, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of immunobiologist ...

Health Support Groups in Thailand (And How They Aid Recovery)

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2019 6 years ago

“Health support groups” have been shown to be effective tools for patients battling all varieties of health challenges -- from heart problems to mental health to alcohol addiction. Joining such a group of individuals with similar experiences/conditions who are also on the road to recovery is one aspect of a comprehensive strategy to speed recovery. In this article, Thailand Medic...

Bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis identified as one of the many agents implicated to causing Alzheimer's disease

Source: Cortexyme, Inc, US Jan 24, 2019 6 years ago

Cortexyme, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other degenerative disorders, today announced publication of a foundational paper supporting its approach in Science Advances. In the paper, an international team of researchers led by Cortexyme co-founders Stephen Dominy, M.D. and Casey Lync...

Platelet-rich plasma injections, a 2019 Aesthetic Trend for cosmetic facial procedures shows promising results

Source: NYU Langone Health, New York Jan 23, 2019 6 years ago

Most studies evaluating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facial rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures have reported positive results, according to a critical review in the publication: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). PRP Injections are reportedly the latests trends of 2019 for Aesthetic Clinics a...

Scientists confirm correlation between colitis and colon cancer

Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Jan 23, 2019 6 years ago

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer. Inflammation is supposed to be a short-term response to an infection or other irritant in the body that is essential to eliminating it. But when inflammation persists, it can contribute to a myriad of common condit...

University Of Melbourne Discovers New Stomach Cancer Options

Source: University Of Melbourne Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers studying lupus discovered that treatments similar to those already in use to treat melanoma and lung cancer, including immunotherapy, show promise for stomach cancer and may even lead to preventative treatments. Usually the symptoms of stomach or gastric cancer are hard to pick up until it’s too late, making what is a relatively common cancer an often fatal one. Survival rate...

Supplementation with B-Group Vitamins can improve concentration among people with first episode psychosis

Source: Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Australia Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

B-group vitamins may be beneficial for maintaining concentration skills among people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, a study by researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, has found. The study, led by Dr Colin O'Donnell, now at Letterkenny University Hospital, and Dr Kelly Allott from Orygen, explored the impact of increasing a person's ...

Genome study reveals new routes to treating osteoarthritis

Source: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis to date, scientists have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, GSK and their collaborators analysed the genomes of over 77,000 people with osteoarthritis. Their findings, published in Nature ...

Blood test detects brain damage and predicts a decade in advance whether individuals will have Alzheimer's , Dementia or other Neurodegenerative problems.

Source: Washington University School of Medicine Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s disease – even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Germany. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, may one day be ap...

Researchers discover method to invigorate the immune system to eradicate cancer.

Source: University of Pennsylvania Jan 22, 2019 6 years ago

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells. It is well established that macrophages can either support cancer cell growth and spread or hinder ...

New Antibiotic developed to fight deadly drug resistant bacteria in intestines.

Source: Flinders University Jan 21, 2019 6 years ago

A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant superbug. Bacteria are winning the fight against antibiotics as they evolve to fight off traditional treatments, threatening decades of advancements in modern medicine, with predictions they will kill over 10 million people by 2050. The scientific development o...

Lilly Phase 3 REACH-2 Trial Data Published in The Lancet Oncology Shows Improvement in Overall Survival with CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab) in Second-Line AFP-High Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Source: Eli Lilly and Company Jan 20, 2019 6 years ago

REACH-2 is the first positive Phase 3 hepatocellular carcinoma trial in a biomarker-selected population known for poor prognosis Pooled data analyses of AFP-High patients in the REACH-2 and REACH trials showed an improvement of 3.1 months in median overall survival Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that results from the global Phase 3 REACH-2 study of CYRAMZA® (ra...

Long-term symptoms of breast cancer treatment can be relieved by acupressure

Source: University of Michigan Jan 20, 2019 6 years ago

A new study finds acupressure could be a low-cost, at-home solution to a suite of persistent side effects that linger after breast cancer treatment ends. Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center reported in 2016 that acupressure helped reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors. In the new study, they looked at the impact of acupressure on symptoms that frequently accompan...

The Positives Thailand Must Carry Forward From Bloomberg’s Global Health Care Efficiency Index

Thailand Medical News Jan 20, 2019 6 years ago

Positive news for Thailand’s healthcare sector was highly welcome when Bloomberg released their Global Health Care Efficiency Index in the last quarter of 2018. Thailand Medical News reviews these extremely positive results and suggest why momentum must be maintained as well as 2 challenges that must be addressed in order for this momentum to be carried forward on a continuous basis....

Research Gene therapy promotes faster nerve regeneration

Source: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW Jan 20, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have shown that treatment using gene therapy leads to a faster recovery after nerve damage. By combining a surgical repair procedure with gene therapy, the survival of nerve cells and regeneration of nerve fibers over a long distance was stimulated for the first time. The discovery, pu...

Dangers of Flu Medications if you have heart conditions.

Source: American Heart Association Jan 19, 2019 6 years ago

Flu has so far infected more than 32 million Asians this season, and seasonal fluctuations are making their rounds. If you've been hit by either, you may be thinking about heading to your local pharmacy to relieve your aches, pains and congestion. But before you do, you need to consider how some over-the-counter cold medicines may impact your heart. "People with uncontrolled high ...

Dsuvia which is 10 times stronger than Fentanyl and 1000 times stronger than Morphine, approved by US FDA and EU.

Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2019 6 years ago

The US FDA and EU has approved a new sublingual formulation of sufentanil, Dsuvia, for the management of acute pain in adults in medically supervised healthcare settings, such as hospitals, surgical centers, and emergency departments. The drug is supplied in a 30 microgram tablet in a single-dose, prefilled applicator for administration by a healthcare professional, and it will not be availa...

NeuroMetrix Introduces AI for Pain Relief at CES 2019 with the debut of its Quell 2.0 TENS Device

Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2019 6 years ago

Quell is a US FDA cleared, over-the-counter wearable therapeutic device for chronic pain. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a therapy that has been around for decades. It is used to treat pain and a few other conditions, but over those decades it has gotten a bit stale. New companies, though, are taking TENS therapy to a new level and NeuroMetrix is one of the leaders...

Killing tumours by targeting their viral DNA

Source: Hong Kong Baptist University Jan 19, 2019 6 years ago

Epstein-Barr virus infects more than 95 percent of people, usually without symptoms. But sometimes its persistence in cells can lead to tumor formation. Now, researchers from Hong Kong and the UK have developed a fluorescing, molecular-sized probe, called L2P4, which can inhibit Epstein-Barr-related tumor growth while allowing researchers to see the targeted tumor cells. Epstein-Barr v...

US FDA STARTS PROBE AND ISSUE DOCTOR WARNINGS! Paclitaxel-Coated Devices for PAD Potentially Tied to Increased Deaths.

Source: US FDA Jan 18, 2019 6 years ago

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert regarding the possibility of an increased risk of death associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-eluting stents for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The FDA's communication follows a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ...

UCLA Scientists create a renewable source of cancer-fighting T cells from pluripotent stem cells

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Jan 18, 2019 6 years ago

UCLA researchers have developed the first technique for turning certain stem cells into mature T cells capable of fighting cancer. The university announced on January 17th 2019, that its scientists had developed a technique for coaxing pluripotent stem cells – which can create cell in the body and be grown in a lab – into T cells that can attack tumors. Immun...

National, Regional, Global - Future Opportunities For Thailand’s Medical Device Companies

Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2019 6 years ago

Various research reports on Thailand’s role in the production, local dissemination and exportation to domestic as well as international markets for medical devices reveal healthy forecasts. Predications are that the medical device market in the country will continue to grow at average rates of between 8.5-10% per annum. Such strength in growth opens exciting opportunities for the Me...

New Stem Cell Therapy To Treat Diabetes

Source: Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis Jan 18, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have tweaked the recipe for coaxing human stem cells into insulin-secreting beta cells and shown that the resulting cells are more ...

Engineered Proteins, Centyrins Shows Potential Against Staphylococcus Aureus

Source: NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine Jan 17, 2019 6 years ago

A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus -- a bacterial species considered one of the largest global health threats, a new study suggests. Published online Jan. 16 in Science Translational Medicine, the study is the result of a five-year research partnership between scientists at NYU School of Medicine and Janssen Research & Dev...

HKU Discovers A New Broad Spectrum Antiviral Drug, AM580

Source: Hong Kong University Jan 16, 2019 6 years ago

The world has been repeatedly plagued by infectious disease outbreaks, including SARS and MERS coronaviruses, avian influenza viruses, and Zika virus. A team at the Medical Faculty of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) led by Professor Yuen Kwok-yung and Dr Shuofeng Yuan of the Department of Microbiology, has discovered a novel broad-spectrum antiviral drug that would be strategic for epidemic c...

The New Sexually-Transmitted Epidemic In Asia

Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2019 6 years ago

The bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is sexually transmitted and can cause inflammation of the urinary and genital tracts in men and women. This germ may also be linked to other problems, including some cases of arthritis and, in women, pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. MG appears to be spread by unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse, as it can be detected in fluid s...

Back to the future with CD4 testing: Improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

Source: PLOS Jan 15, 2019 6 years ago

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues. Effective antir...

Common genetic markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types discovered.

Source: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Jan 15, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered mutational signatures of tumor hypoxia (low oxygen) in 19 cancer types. The results could be used to help clinicians identify patients who would benefit from higher treatment doses. In a landmark pan-cancer study analyzing more than 8,000 tumors across 19 different cancer types, researchers have identified molecular hallmarks of...

New approach to treatment that could stop knee and spine osteoarthritis.

Source: Krembil Research Institute Jan 15, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists at the Krembil Research Institute have developed a novel therapeutic treatment that has the potential to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis in its tracks. A team led by Principal Investigator Dr. Mohit Kapoor, Arthritis Research Director at UHN, published the results today in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases in a paper titled "microRNA-181a-5p antisense oligonucleotide...

Study Shows Vonoprazan improves heartburn faster than lansoprazole

Source: Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan Jan 15, 2019 6 years ago

In a recent study conducted by Professor Dr. Tadayuki Oshima and Professor Dr. Eitatsu Arai from Hyogo College of Medicine, in Japan , demonstrated that the potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB) vonoprazan demonstrates superior efficacy in the treatment of patients with erosive oesophagitis compared with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole, with the results of a small ...

Study Shows that Vitamin D supplements does not benefit individuals over 70.

Source: Newcastle University Jan 14, 2019 6 years ago

There is little benefit for those over 70 taking higher dose vitamin D supplements to improve their bone strength and reduce the risk of falls, new research has revealed. Older people are often encouraged to take supplements of vitamin D to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. But a Newcastle University-led study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has backed previous...

Convincing Reasons Why Expats Living In Thailand Must Take Advantage Of The Country’s Healthcare System

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2019 6 years ago

There are many convincing reasons why expats living in Thailand must take advantage of the country’s healthcare systems. As well as looking at the real benefits to be seen if an individual ever needs to avail of the country’s world-class hospitals, we, at Thailand Medical News will also touch on the more practical matters at local healthcare level. There is a local clinic near you! ...

New diabetes drugs solidify their cardiovascular and renal benefits

Author : Mitchel.L .Zoler, MDedge News Jan 14, 2019 6 years ago

AHA 2019 CONFERENCE COVERAGE REPORTING FROM THE AHA SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS CHICAGO – When the first results from a large trial that showed profound and unexpected benefits for preventing heart failure hospitalizations associated with use of the antihyperglycemic sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin came out – a little over 3 years ago – the gen...

Hormone therapy essential for post menopause women against knee osteoarthritis

Source: North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Jan 14, 2019 6 years ago

There is an ongoing debate regarding the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and hormone therapy (HT), with small-scale studies providing mixed results. A new large-scale study from Korea shows that women receiving HT had a significantly lower prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared with women who did not take hormones. Study results are published online in Menopause, the ...

Device for Predicting Risk of Pressure Ulcers US FDA Cleared

Source: Bruin Biometrics Jan 13, 2019 6 years ago

Pressure ulcers are a common malady for bedridden patients, a situation that clinicians have been struggling to improve significantly. There are devices that sense how long a part of a body has been pressed on for too long, beds that deflate and inflate different areas to provide temporary respite, and clinical routines that help to prevent pressure ulcers. Bruin Biometrics, a compa...

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