Medical News
Follow-up phone calls by pharmacists help patients after hospital discharge
EurekAlert! - 24 Jan 2019 09:00
(Wiley) A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study illustrates the benefits of having clinical pharmacists follow up, by telephone, with patients at risk of having medication-related issues after hospital disch...
Positive well-being may protect against depression in people with autism
EurekAlert! - 24 Jan 2019 09:00
(Wiley) In an Autism Research study of 36 newly employed adults with autism spectrum disorder who were participating in a supported employment program, positive well-being -- or a sense of happiness and life satisfaction...
Machine Learning Could Reduce Testing, Improve Treatment for Intensive Care Patients
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 23:55
News Doctors in intensive care units face a continual dilemma: Every blood test they order could yield critical information, but also adds costs and risks for patients. To address this challenge, researchers are developi...
Huawei Announces 5G Smartphone Based on Own Technology
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 22:26
News Chinese tech giant Huawei announced plans Wednesday for a next-generation smartphone that will use its own technology instead of U.S. components, maneuvering to gain a competitive edge and sidestep complaints it is ...
Comcast Adds 227,000 Xfinity Mobile Lines in Q4
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 22:21
News Comcast's less than two-year-old Xfinity Mobile ended the year with more than 1.2 million subscribers, but fell short of some analysts' expectations. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carriers
Verizon Cutting About 800 Jobs in Troubled Media Business
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 22:17
News The new CEO of Verizon's media division, Guru Gowrappan, informed employees of the layoffs in an email Wednesday. Contributed Author: Tali Arbel, AP Technology Writer Topics: Communications
Brightlamp Launches App That Rapidly Monitors Brain for Signs of Concussion
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 21:39
News Brightlamp Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated startup, has launched an app that lets a smartphone user quickly record data that can be sent to a medical trainer who can objectively determine if that person has sus...
Verizon's Visible Starts Offering Device Sales, Launches Android Beta
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 20:00
News Visible CEO Miguel Quiroga said the all-digital wireless carrier is built on the premise of delivering a simple mobile service experience with great customer service. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carriers
Amazon's Delivery Robot "Scout" Starts Its First Day of Work
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 19:14
Videos It seems robots are keen on getting into the delivery game, with recent news of robo-deliverers storming college campuses, transporting food and drinks to students. Now Amazon has Scout under its employment... Sta...
Diagnostic Test Provides Cervical Cancer Screenings to Developing Countries
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:58
Videos Researchers are celebrating Cervical Cancer Prevention week by creating a method to test for the human papilloma virus for women in low and middle income countries... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Medical Dia...
The Drone Airport Saga Continues
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:40
News Over the last several weeks we've seen and heard reports of drones around Heathrow and London's Gatwick airports. It seems Newark Liberty International Airport in N.J. faced a similar incident Tuesday, grounding... ...
The New R&S ATS-Temp Climate Option Enables 5G Device Testing Under Extreme Temperature Conditions
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:35
Product Announcement Rohde & Schwarz has developed a setup that enables 3D RF measurements of antenna characteristics in a temperature range from -20 °C to +85 °C. Integrating the R&S ATS-TEMP climate option into an R&...
Your Smartphone Now Knows If You Smoke and May Help You Quit
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:31
News Smoking is one of the major life-shortening factors that leads to accelerated aging and premature death. Quitting smoking increases lifespan and decreases biological age, as measured by DNA methylation. However... C...
Stand-Alone Inside-Out Tracking Camera
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:10
Product Announcement What's New: Intel introduced the Intel® RealSense™ Tracking Camera T265, a new class of stand-alone inside-out tracking device that will provide developers with a powerful building block for auton...
Boeing's Flying Car Takes to the Sky for its First Test Flight
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 18:00
Videos Manassas, Va., was recently home to Boeing's first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype. During its flight, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft completed a con...
Tesla's New Sentry Mode
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:57
News Tesla has been in the news quite a lot lately as the company stretches itself to fill gaps in technology. Their newest endeavor is what they call "sentry mode," a security feature that will be able to alert owners a...
DARPA Readies to Space-Qualify Prototype Reflectarray Antenna
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:45
News Toward the end of February, DARPA will launch the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) from the company's complex on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, space-qualifying... Staff Author: Jennife...
Transparent Electronics Research Gains Momentum
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:40
News Transparent electronics are the future, according to researchers including José A. Flores-Livas and Migl-- Graužinyt-- from the research group headed by Stefan Goedecker, Professor of Computational Physics... Cont...
Engineers Plan NYC L Train 'Smart' Tunnel to Avert Dreaded Shutdown
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:38
News While speaking at an event in early December, Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, noticed his phone receiving an unusual number of messages. He continued his speech, not knowing until... Contribut...
Testing Technologies Aimed at Revolutionizing how Responders and Warfighters Operate Underground
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:00
Videos Nine teams will test technologies aimed at revolutionizing how first responders and warfighters operate in the underground domain; exercise will take place at Colorado's Edgar Experimental Mine in April... Contrib...
Robotics, Drones, Sensors, and Wearables Make Smart Warehouse Customizable
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:00
Videos Ryder System announced the successful transformation of Ryder smart warehouses. These transformed warehouses deliver advanced automation, flexible and instantly scalable operations, real-time visibility, and a cus...
Nissan's Van Transforms into Traveling Woodworking Shop
Medical Design Technology - 24 Jan 2019 17:00
News Nissan's NV series vans are catering to those who need a traveling garage with its versatile van that unfolds into a workshop. The van mixes professional work, such as carpentry, while integrating the necessity of t...