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Clinical Importance and Biochemical Role of iMg in Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and COVID-19
2021 06 May
Speakers K. Kisters, MD Med Clinic I, St. Anna Hospital, ESH Excellence Centre Herne, Germany Taylor Wallace, PhD Think Healthy Group, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, George Mason University, Find Nova Biomedical On Social Media Read more
Advantech Connect Online Partner Conference to Promote Edge-to-Cloud Partnerships & AIoT Solutions
2021 13 Apr
Advantech , a leading provider of advanced IoT intelligence systems, is excited to launch its Advantech Connect Online Partner Conference, an online partner conference for global partners, focusing on the theme “Edge-to-Cloud Partnerships Enable Smart City Services with AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things)”. The conference sessions will be livestreamed... Read more
Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients With COVID-19
2021 13 Apr
No therapy is currently recommended for COVID-19. Some data from registries and autopsies suggest a potential role for coagulopathy in influencing outcome in patients with COVID-19. In COVID-19 patients with respiratory insufficiency, a combination of disseminated intravascular coagulation and localised pulmonary thrombotic microangiopathy may be present.... Read more
FDA Recommends Against Reuse of Respirators
2021 12 Apr
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new recommendations regarding the use of disposable respirators suggesting “transition away from crisis capacity conservation strategies”. You might also like: Two initiatives look into the options to safely reuse the masks and one connects hospitals with personal protective... Read more
COVID-19: A South African Radiology Perspective in 2021
2021 09 Apr
In February 2020, news started filtering slowly through the media about a fast-spreading virus in China. Within a month it hit South Africa, and the President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team had the unenviable task to warn and educate all citizens about the impending virus. Their initial addresses to the nation was of doom and gloom and instant lockdown... Read more
CMA HEALTH SUMMIT SERIES 2021
2021 18 May
Session 2 June 18, 12 am to 02:30 am CET Session 3 August 22, 18:00 to 20:30 CET Find CMA On Social Media Read more
Study Investigates the Effects of Rescue Therapies on the Cerebral Oxygenation of COVID-19 Patients
2021 06 Apr
Study Stresses the Importance of Brain Monitoring During the Treatment of Patients with Severe COVID-19 Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the results of a prospective, observational study published in Critical Care in which researchers in Genoa, Italy, evaluated the impact of a variety of rescue therapies on the systemic and cerebral oxygenation... Read more
Risk Factors for COVID-19: Type II Diabetes, High BMI
2021 06 Apr
As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected. While it has already been established that those with Type II diabetes and a high body mass index (BMI) are at greater risk of experiencing hospitalisations and other severe complications related to COVID-19,... Read more
Selection Criteria for Lung Transplantation in COVID-19 Patients
2021 06 Apr
In May 2020, a team led by thoracic surgeon Konrad Hoetzenecker of the Department of Surgery of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital performed a lung transplant on a 44-year-old patient who had been seriously ill with COVID-19. She thus became the first patient in Europe to receive a lung transplant for this indication. The Vienna lung transplantation... Read more
Impact of Stress and Shortages on Critical Care Physicians
2021 06 Apr
As hospitals continue to struggle with accelerating rates of coronavirus infections, hospitalisations, and deaths, the impact of the pandemic and the experiences of critical care physicians caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients should be examined. This is especially important because infection rates are increasing, and there are concerns about the... Read more