First responders receive an enormous volume of data from other responders, dispatchers, command centers, victims, and onlookers while receiving and relaying information to medical personnel. This means that responders have to synthesize a large amount of information in a short time. (more…)
System Helps to Relieve Pain
SPR Therapeutics Inc. https://www.sprtherapeutics.com, a company involved in neuro-stimulation technology for pain management, has received two new grants and one new contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) totaling $10 million. (more…)
Registry Helps Patients & Researchers
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) a fatal neurological disease attacks the nerve cells. The disease first gained national attention as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the baseball player who was diagnosed with ALS in 1939. To date, the causes of ALS are still unknown and there is no known cure. According to recent estimates, about 16,000 people in the U.S are living with ALS. (more…)
Opioid Treatment for EDs
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) https://www.drugabuse.gov within NIH has information available for clinicians interested in how and when to initiate buprenorphine treatment in emergency departments. Buprenorphine is one of several medicines available for use in many emergency departments to treat Opioid Use Disorders (OUD). (more…)
AI Detects Retinal Issues
20/20 NOW http://www.for2020now.com the innovator of Ocular Telehealth, announced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is able to detect retinal disease early in patients with diabetic retinopathy. This is achieved by using 20/20 NOW FDA approved equipment and software capable of enhancing retinal images immediately using AI. (more…)
Partnering to Improve Healthcare
Amgen http://www.amgen.com and the County of Los Angeles recently announced that Amgen is now a founding sponsor of BioLA, a newly formed innovation hub located in Los Angeles County. http://www.lacounty.gov. The hub is going to strengthen the County’s life sciences ecosystem and accelerate the pace of startup activity. (more…)
Transitioning Hospitals & Clinics to DHA
The Air Force https://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil is in the process of transitioning hospitals and clinics to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) https://www.health.mil/dha. DHA has assumed administrative and management responsibilities for a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms as mandated by Congress. (more…)