Medical News
Mesh network modules ease IoT position tracking and sensor data collection
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 16:57
Fujitsu Component America, Inc. has released a series of battery-powered Wirepas Mesh technology mesh units and mesh-sensor units. The devices simplify construction of large-scale decentralized networks to allow scalable...
Making transitions from nursing home to hospital safer during COVID-19 outbreak
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2020 06:00
(Regenstrief Institute) Based on their research and clinical experiences, Kathleen Unroe, M.D., and colleagues have developed the top 10 points for safe care transitions between nursing home and emergency departments dur...
General purpose, Cortex-M33-based MCUs leverage 40-nm flash technology
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 19:50
NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of its LPC551x/S1x microcontroller (MCU) family - further extending its performance-efficient LPC5500 MCU series. The LPC551x/S1x MCU family offers developers low power...
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2020 06:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in a hospital in China where COVID-19 patients were treated in isolation wards set off from other healthcare providers.
1 in 7 Americans would avoid care for suspected COVID-19 fearing cost of treatment
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2020 06:00
(West Health Institute) About 1 in 7 Americans say they would avoid seeking medical care if they experienced key symptoms associated with COVID-19 out of fear of the potential cost. Another six percent - representing abo...
The Coronavirus Genome is Like a Shipping Label That Lets Epidemiologists Track Where it's Been
Discover - 28 Apr 2020 23:30
Tracking the coronavirus genome around the world is important to decide its future.
Major trial shows breast cancer drug can hit prostate cancer Achilles heel
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 23:06
A drug already licensed for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers is more effective than targeted hormone therapy at keeping cancer in check in some men with advanced prostate cancer, a major clinical trial reports...
Heart disease more likely for adults with dysfunctional childhoods
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 22:57
Children who experience trauma, abuse, neglect and family dysfunction are at increased risk of having heart disease in their 50s and 60s. People exposed to the highest levels of childhood family environment adversity wer...
Variation in how side effects are reported clouds drug safety
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 21:40
A new study finds significant variation in how drug side effects are reported, potentially making some drugs seem safer or less safe than they really are.
HDMI 2.1 active switch optimizes function integration into single package
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 20:04
Diodes Incorporated announced the PI3HDX12221, an HDMI 2.1 active switch with linear ReDriver that enables manufacturers of TVs, PCs, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes to adopt the latest 12Gbps HDMI standard. The devic...
Li-ion 24-V battery modules optimized for industrial uses
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 19:31
Murata Manufacturing has developed a FORTELION 24V battery module (all-in-one type) that is ideal for industrial equipment requiring high output such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and robots. Mass production starts...
Surgeons help create new process for disinfecting and reusing N95 masks
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 19:17
Amid shortages of personal protective equipment due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a St. Louis health care system has implemented a process to disinfect disposable N95 respirator masks that allows h...
Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 19:17
Temperature increases by 2050 and 2100 in U.S. counties where crops are grown will double, then triple the number of unsafe workdays. The study also looks at strategies the industry could adopt to protect workers' health...
Electromechanical relay switches cover 6.5 GHz to 40 GHz in SPDT, DPDT options
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 18:30
Pasternack has just launched a new series of Double Ridge Waveguide Electromechanical Relay Switches which perform over broader frequency bands, making them ideal for applications involved with electronic warfare, electr...
Reengineering the Oscilloscope for Embedded System Development
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 18:28
Enhancing performance without abandoning cost efficiency By Trevor J. Smith, Business Development Manager - T&M, Pico Technology As the application diversity and technical complexity of embedded systems development has e...
CMOS 3.2-MP image sensor targets security, drone, embedded vision apps
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 18:24
Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies announces its new Emerald 3.2 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, specially designed to tackle the challenges of emerging applications such as security, drones and embedded vision, as well ...
High-efficiency IGBT modules provide 11 kW and 22 kW in compact packages
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 18:21
Infineon Technologies AG adds new current ratings to its 1200 V TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 modules. This completes the Easy 1B and 2B portfolio, which is now offering power solutions for up to 11 kW in PIM and up to 22 kW in six-p...
Updated OpenCL spec boosts programming capabilities for embedded systems
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 18:14
The Khronos Group, an open consortium of industry-leading companies creating advanced interoperability standards, publicly releases the OpenCL 3.0 Provisional Specifications. OpenCL 3.0 realigns the OpenCL roadmap to ena...
Immune-regulating drug improves gum disease in mice
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 17:25
A drug that has life-extending effects on mice also reverses age-related dental problems in the animals, according to a new study.
Correlations in COVID-19 growth point to universal strategies for slowing spread
Science Daily - 28 Apr 2020 17:25
Models drawing on chaos theory find growth in nine countries conforms to a power law curve and highlight the value of strict social distancing and testing policies.
Wireless Broadband Alliance gives thumbs up to new 6GHz Wi-Fi band
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 16:50
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the body leading development of next-generation Wi-Fi services, today supports the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to open up the 6GHz frequency band for use...
LTE IoT modules boast super-efficient power-saving modes
Medical Design Technology - 28 Apr 2020 16:47
Telit announced the addition of the ML865G1-WW to its portfolio of low power NB-IoT and LTE-M modules. Compliant with 3GPP Release 14, the ML865G1-WW LTE UE Cat M1/ NB2 module enables increased power saving for IoT appli...