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Tech glitches at one VA Site raise concerns about a nationwide rollout

Spokane, Washington, was supposed to be the center of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ tech reinvention, the first site in the agency's decade-long project to change its medical records software. But one morning in early March, the latest system malfunction made some clinicians snap.

5 Apr 2022

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on a ventilator.

4 Apr 2022

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can't afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, she said, after applying and with still no decision about her application — a suspected case of the flu sent her blood pressure soaring and landed her in the emergency room.

4 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Study shows significant increase in survival rates of extremely pre-term babies

A new study co-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher has found that the survival rates of extremely pre-term babies has increased significantly in the past decade.

1 Apr 2022

Implant placed alongside a blood vessel could replace bulkier devices that stimulate nerves

An implant little bigger than a grain of rice, put gently in place alongside a strategically placed blood vessel, could replace much bulkier devices that stimulate nerves.

31 Mar 2022

Nanotherapies may benefit preterm babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Very premature babies need extra oxygen and mechanical intervention to breathe, but this damages their lungs, causing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

30 Mar 2022

Music program teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to better understand sounds

A 12-week music program is helping deaf and hard-of-hearing children learn to optimize their hearing aids and cochlear implants, by teaching them to better understand the sounds they detect.

30 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a four-protein complex that may play key role in generating ribosomes

UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes – organelles that serve as protein factories for cells – as well as a surprising part in neurodevelopmental disorders.

29 Mar 2022

Notable; The Future of Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

In this interview, we speak to Pranay Kapadia, CEO and co-founder at Notable, about their technology and its applications within healthcare.

From Notable 28 Mar 2022

Study investigates incident diabetes burden and risk in post-acute COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined the post-acute risk and burden of incident diabetes beyond the initial 30 days of COVID-19.

25 Mar 2022

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Researchers discuss the use of the highly efficient CRISPR/Cas technologies to identify viral genome sequences for biosafety purposes.

21 Mar 2022

Could sound waves help to regrow bones?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Amy Gelmi and Professor Leslie Yeo about their new research that looked at using sound waves to regrow bones.

21 Mar 2022

How capable are children to self-swab for SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers gather data that supports the evidence-based recommendations for children to successfully perform nasal swabs on themselves.

15 Mar 2022

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A synthetic viral vector and a novel surgical approach developed at Mass Eye and Ear has enabled efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of nonhuman primates, a research team working towards the development of effective treatments for hearing loss and vestibular disorders has reported.

15 Mar 2022

Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Samuel Norman-Haignere about his latest research that discovered a neuronal subpopulation that responds specifically to song.

15 Mar 2022

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is now stretching into its third year, a grim milestone that calls for another look at the human toll of covid-19, and the unsteady progress in containing it.

7 Mar 2022

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to detect cholesteatomas and bacterial biofilms and to remove them safely, the new collaborative project 'BetterView' is working on a special surgical microscope.

4 Mar 2022

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

Every local authority across England and Wales is now using the Family Public Law service online to apply for a court order to safeguard the welfare of children.

4 Mar 2022

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please just get vaccinated against covid-19.

4 Mar 2022

Hearing News and Research

Tech glitches at one VA Site raise concerns about a nationwide rollout

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Study shows significant increase in survival rates of extremely pre-term babies

Implant placed alongside a blood vessel could replace bulkier devices that stimulate nerves

Nanotherapies may benefit preterm babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Music program teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to better understand sounds

Researchers discover a four-protein complex that may play key role in generating ribosomes

Notable; The Future of Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

Study investigates incident diabetes burden and risk in post-acute COVID-19 patients

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Could sound waves help to regrow bones?

How capable are children to self-swab for SARS-CoV-2?

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

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