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QIAGEN launches novel tools for customizing digital PCR assays and NGS panels for microbial analysis
QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of two new tools for designing and ordering custom solutions that can be used to support microbial analysis of bacterial, fungal and viral targets.
BioStem Announces Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application for Sterile Human Placental Allografts
Company continues to advance its placental-derived product portfolio with the first patent granted in the fenestrated wound care market
Is Technology the Key to Future Proofing Our Healthcare System?
If we want to reduce the shocks and stress felt when the world around us seems to shatter – or just simply grows bigger – we can’t wait ‘for the money to come in’ or a policy push to make things easier for healthcare providers or patients. We must make one simple change – then repeat.
Arab Health to celebrate 50th edition in 2025
Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest and most important healthcare event and congress, will celebrate its 50th edition when it returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 27 – 30 January 2025. The show will attract an international audience under the theme of ‘Where the world of healthcare meets’.
Rapid tests for a rapid response to AMR
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reaching a crisis point in modern healthcare systems, Certest offers a way to help detect infections before they could possibly wreak havoc in a healthcare environment.
Minimum input, maximum output
Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionised the surgical fi eld over the past 40 years, especially given the rise of robotic-assisted systems. However, there are still many challenges remaining for medical researchers to address. Abi Millar speaks to Kaspar Althoefer of Queen Mary University of London, and Maria Leiloglou, CEO of EnAcuity, about the most exciting new technologies that are making inroads in this space.
Keeping it moving
In the world of intensive care units (ICUs), the mobilisation of ventilated patients has long been considered a risky endeavour, traditionally associated with a more than 3% chance of adverse events. However, as more evidence emerges to challenge the notion that early mobilisation (EM) has no significant effect on mortality, this marks a paradigm shift in our understanding of the best approaches for critically ill patients in the ICU. Phoebe Galbraith speaks to Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP, ICU consultant and CEO at Dayton ICU Consulting to find out the benefits and potential risks of EM and the challenges faced in clinical application.
Tackling the most complex challenges
In complex prosthesis surgery, hygiene and ensuring the highest level of protection against bacterial infection are critical, especially in cases where complicating health factors bring additional challenges. In one case, Professor Peter Helwig, chief medical officer and head of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department of Heidenheim Klinikum, turned to an innovative solution from Paul Hartmann AG that directly met this challenge.
Surviving sepsis
Sepsis is known to be one of the most frequent causes of death worldwide. In 2020 alone, there were 48.9 million cases and 11 million sepsis-related deaths worldwide, with almost half occurring in children under the age of five. The treatment for sepsis varies, from antimicrobials, intravenous fluids and other methods. Sarah Harris speaks to Dr Jared Ross and Dr Kenneth Remy to discuss the latest development for sepsis therapeutics and treatments to control infection.
Breathing life into wounds
Chronic wounds can be subject to hypoxia due to a number of systemic disease states that contribute to poor circulation. Chronic hypoxia can eventually lead to wound deterioration, but early intervention with supplemental oxygen such as topical oxygen therapy (TOT) can help correct this. Using easy-to-use systems, this approach feeds oxygen to the wound directly, promoting the healing process and bolstering patient quality of life. Andrea Valentino talks to Dr Thomas Serena of Natrox, and Dr Animesh Agarwal from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, to uncover how TOT can fi x chronic wounds – and reduce pain along the way.