Men of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin and black people are nearly twice as likely to die from the coronavirus than Caucasians, even when adjusting data for deprivation, a new British report said…
Tag: COVID-19
Covid-19: Loss of smel & taste can shows up in 3 days
Now, researchers have managed to figure the average amount of time it takes COVID-19 patients to lose their sense of taste and smell. For those that don’t know, a loss of sense…
What is a virus anyway?
Tim Philp, For the Expositor So, just what is a virus anyway? Viruses are very tiny bits of genetic material, either DNA or RNA, a related molecule, that are surrounded by a…
Coronavirus advice from a GP Nurse in the UK
“What I have seen a lot of are recommendations for how to try to avoid getting coronavirus in the first place — good hand washing, personal hygiene and social distancing — but…
Who are the invisible infectors spreading the coronavirus?
As Coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the globe there are some facts which governments and scientists are paying attention to, to stop the spread. A science journal found that people having no…
Radionuclide And Hybrid Imaging Of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently occurring cancers in men leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. After definitive therapy by surgery or radiation, many patients suffer from biochemical relapse of…
GE exhibits interventional cardiology imaging technology
GE Healthcare showcased its latest interventional cardiology offerings, Innova Vision Technologies, at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2010 symposium in Washington, DC, last week. The product line offers navigation for cardiologists for…
New Smartphone App Launches For Cardiac Imaging Test
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (“Astellas”) announced the Launch of the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging application (app) for smartphones. The app is designed to give physicians access to published…
Nuclear Breast Imaging Technologies Tied to Higher Cancer Risks
Some nuclear-based breast imaging scanning may increase a woman’s risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to new findings. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low. “A single breast-specific…
Laser Technology in Development for Radiation Therapy
New technology for radiotherapy is being developed by German researchers with their concept of ion beams acceleration by a compact laser, not in typical accelerators. Currently, new treatment facilities for radiation therapy…
Carestream Health acquires Quantum Medical Imaging to enhance x-ray system
Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), a privately-held manufacturer of high-quality digital and conventional x-ray systems used by hospitals, imaging centers and health clinics. With this acquisition, Carestream…
InfraReDx Receives FDA Clearance For LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System
InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LipiScan™…
Improving Ocular Disease Screening By LED Illumination Of The Eye
A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for doctors to easily screen patients for common diseases of the…
Improved Salmonella And Campylobacter Detection Using Hyperspectral Imaging
A type of high-tech imaging can be used to distinguish the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter from other microorganisms as quickly as 24 hours after a sample is placed on solid media in a…
Spectral Molecular Imaging completes development of SkinSpect for melanoma detection
Cascade Technologies, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Spectral Molecular Imaging, Inc. (SMI) will complete development of its new product SkinSpect™, aimed at early detection of melanoma by hyperspectral imaging, in…