In 2014, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey http://azgovernor.gov issued an Executive Order establishing the “Council on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response” or referred to as the Council www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/advisory-council. (more…)
Developing Effective Diabetes Data
On June 1, 2015, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (HCT) http://helmsleytrust.org “Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program” issued a Request for Proposals (RFP). The HCT has made $5 million available looking for applicants with innovative ideas on how to develop solutions for the use of diabetes data to help people with T1D. (more…)
Exciting Developments at QMDx
Imagine a tricorder-like device that could detect Mers, (the recently remerging coronavirus) in a patient before they step on a plane. British medical device developer QuantuMDx (QMDx) www.quantumdx.com and the German life sciences company SCIENION www.scienion.com have partnered to commercialize QMDx’s nanowire biosensor to be deployed around the world to help in health, food safety, and in possible bioterrorism situations. (more…)
Next Gen Technology for 1st Responders
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) www.dhs.gov/science-andtechnology has launched several high impact Apex programs to find innovative solutions to help Next Generation First Responders (NGFR). (more…)
CDC’s Funding Forecast
CDC www.cdc.gov part of HHS www.hhs.gov seeks to expand surveillance capabilities for infectious diseases in the U.S and internationally. The CDC Emerging Infections Program www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/eip/index.html is a network of state health departments and collaborators in local health departments, academic institutions, other federal agencies, public health, clinical laboratories, infection preventionists, and healthcare providers. (more…)
Protecting Teleoperated Surgical Robots
Outside of a handful of experimental surgeries conducted remotely, doctors are using surgical robots to operate on a patient in the same room by using a secure, hardwired connection. Real-world teleoperated robots controlled by a human in other physical locations are expected to become more commonplace as the technology evolves. (more…)
U.S Helping in Haiti
The Fogarty International Center’s newsletter “Global health Matters” reports that a new tuberculosis hospital and research center has opened in Port-au-Prince to treat patients and look at ways to improve care. (more…)