The device known as Bionic Pancreas using next generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, is proving to be more effective at maintaining blood glucose levels within normal range than standard care management among people with type 1 diabetes. (more…)
Increasing Virtual Care Worldwide
The Philips Foundation https://philips-foundation.com is working to provide access to quality healthcare for 100 million people a year in underserved communities by 2030. (more…)
COVID More Severe in Rural Areas
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) within NIH, https://ncats.nih.gov reveals how the pandemic has widened the gap between rural and urban health outcomes. (more…)
AI&ML to Address Health Equity
Artificial intelligence solutions and algorithms for data collection needs to improve so that health disparities don’t keep impacting minority populations in the U.S. To deal with the problem. (more…)
Understanding Infectious Diseases
Ten new grants totaling $25 million, were awarded through the interagency Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) program, a partnership between NSF https://beta.nsf.gov, NIH, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, https://nifa.usda.gov and U.K Research and Innovation https://ukri.org. (more…)
1st Tribal Broadband Leaders Network
The Department of Commerce’s NTIA https://www.ntia.doc.gov has kicked off the Tribal Broadband Leaders Network, to expand connectivity on Tribal lands. (more…)
Study Shows Promise to Treat Pain
Transcranial Direct Current Simulation (tDCS), a non-invasive, painless electrical brain stimulation delivered via electrodes placed over the head, may possibly be able to lessen the effects of chronic pain. However, the treatment usually involves using equipment requiring a visit to a medical facility. (more…)