Excentium Inc., https://www.excentium.com, a prime Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been awarded a five year contract to provide maintenance, service and support to the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) https://health.mil/dha Virtual Health delivery systems. (more…)
Device Keeps Donor Lungs Viable
Recently, FDA approved expanding the use of TransMedics, Inc. https://www.transmedics.com “OCS ™ Lung System” to include donor lungs previously deemed unacceptable. The expansion should both increase the number of lungs deemed viable for transplant and offer new ways to use the donated organs. (more…)
Analyzing AI for Healthcare
Analyzing data from doctors’ notes may seem unrelated, but the Department of Energy’s (DOE) https://www.energy.gov Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) https://www.ornl.gov, is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools known as machine learning algorithms and deep learning algorithms to analyze information from doctors. (more…)
FCC Issues Telehealth Report
The FCC https://www.fcc.gov recently released four reports developed by the agency’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC). The reports offer recommendations and best practices to state, local, Tribal, and Territorial officials. The reports discuss multilingual alerts, plans for alert initiation, obtaining disaster resiliency, and the fourth report is on key issues related to telemedicine. (more…)
NIH Addressing SCD & HIV
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and HIV are major burdens on health in low resource communities around the world. About 95% of the 38 million people living with HIV globally are in the developing world with 67% in sub-Saharan Africa. Half of these individuals are not being treated. (more…)
K Health’s Mobile App
Credit Suisse as part of their Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations Series, hosted Ran Shaul K Health’s Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer for a small group investor meeting in New York City. K Health https://khealth.ai a mobile app, allows users to enter symptoms and then ask questions to an Artificial Intelligence system to enable users to make an accurate self-diagnosis. (more…)
Developing Wireless Nerve Stimulators
Neuroengineers at Rice University https://www.rice.edu and the Texas Medical Center https://www.tmc.edu are teaming up to create implantable wirelessly powered nerve stimulators that could be used in place of opioids for pain management. (more…)