Search Tag: Coronavirus

Cardiology Management

What-do-we-know-about-xbb-1-5

2023 24 Jan

The XBB.1.5 variant is a new sub-variant of Omicron. It has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most transmissible variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This is because it contains specific mutations which allow it to bind better to human cells and replicate more efficiently. This increases the likelihood of transmission. ...Read more

IMAGING Management

Lessons-learned-covid-19-radiology-response-in-a-major-nyc-hot-zone

2021 06 Jul

The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on radiology departments across the US. An article published July 4 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology discusses the changes made by a Radiology department located in the Bronx, New York City, one of the major hot spots of the COVID-19 pandemic. During NYC's first wave in March and April...Read more

Cardiology Management

The-dilemma-of-using-location-based-terms-for-covid-19-variants

2021 01 Jun

With the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in India, talks of the “Indian variant” have been circulating over social media. However, this has offended the Indian government who is demanding that references to the Indian variant in media should be removed as it hurts the country’s image and is also not scientifically accurate.   While media has not complied...Read more

Executive Health Management

Healthcare-leaders-discuss-pandemic-role-of-the-chief-wellness-officer

2021 13 May

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems struggled to manage the mental health and wellbeing of their diverse healthcare workforce who often suffered from stress, anxiety, long working hours and other related issues, which can lead to workplace burnout.  The relatively new role of the chief wellness officer (CWO) are tasked with...Read more

IMAGING Management

Mitigating-a-post-covid-19-surge-with-integrated-technology

2021 02 Feb

Despite a falling number of COVID–19 patients in ICU, imaging departments are facing another surge in demand, explains Dr James Diss, Radiology Registrar at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) NHS Trust in the UK. And technology will be vital in helping them continue to provide high-quality care. With only one COVID-19 patient in ICU following...Read more

Health Management

Volume-20-issue-10-2020

2020 30 Nov

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Coronavirus-tensegrity-and-csr-year-of-living-dangerously

2020 30 Nov

The COVID-19 vaccine development is currently central news globally. With recently reported successes, however, the focus is shifting from the very availability of a vaccine to manufacturing and distribution aspects. It is the pharmaceutical sector that will be playing the key role in freeing the world from the disease. A business expert argues...Read more

Decision Support

Online-rehabilitation-at-home-established-in-record-time

2020 06 Nov

In March, when the whole country locked down, almost 150 patients were undergoing their rehabilitation stay at the LHL Hospital in Gardermoen, Norway. Within one day, everyone was sent home to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. “It was a bit chaotic that day,” recalls Anne Edvardsen, head of the rehabilitation department...Read more

Health Management

New-care-delivery

2020 22 Oct

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an accelerator for a profound paradigmatic shift that started several years ago, from a hospital-centred and centralised acute care system towards a patient-centred and distributed network of multiple actors playing new roles. Autonomy of patients is leveraged, telemedicine and telemonitoring is increasingly used by...Read more

IMAGING Management

Fda-amends-emergency-use-authorization-for-hologics-aptima-sars-cov-2-assay

2020 06 Oct

Hologic, Inc.  announced today that its Aptima® SARS-CoV-2 assay, which initially received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May, is now authorized for testing of individuals without symptoms or other reasons to suspect COVID-19 infection. This authorization follows an  announcement  last week...Read more

ICU Management

Covid-19-still-poorly-understood

2020 02 Oct

During the first few months of the coronavirus disease, it was being suggested that severe COVID-19 may represent a hyperimmune disorder, similar to secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). Cytokine storm, elevated plasma levels, ferritin and inflammatory biomarkers are all typical signs of sHLH/MAS....Read more

Health Management

Pandemic-prevention-strategies

2020 28 Sep

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous vulnerabilities in global health systems. The existing facilities have been insufficient, and much of non-COVID-19 care has been suspended. The infrastructure and supply chains have proven to be easily disrupted. The public health efforts led by local, national and international agencies have received a lot...Read more

Cardiology Management

Covid-19-and-increase-in-ohca

2020 18 Sep

COVID-19 has a wide range of presentations including asymptomatic to various intensity of symptomatic patients, some of whom develop acute respiratory distress syndrome and require mechanical ventilation. COVID-19 first hit in December 2019 in China. Outside of China, Northern Italy was also sufficiently impacted by it, leading to a high number of...Read more

Executive Health Management

Siemens-healthineers-collaboration-with-cdc-to-standardize-sars-cov-2-assays

2020 15 Sep

The collaboration will standardize SARS-CoV-2 assays by defining concentrations of antibodies to specific viral proteins to confer neutralization that could one day be extrapolated to thresholds considered sufficient to confer immunity. Standardization across manufacturers is also expected to improve patient care by enabling long-term antibody level...Read more

Executive Health Management

Siemens-healthineers-collaboration-with-cdc-to-standardize-sars-cov-2-assays-1

2020 15 Sep

The collaboration will standardize SARS-CoV-2 assays by defining concentrations of antibodies to specific viral proteins to confer neutralization that could one day be extrapolated to thresholds considered sufficient to confer immunity. Standardization across manufacturers is also expected to improve patient care by enabling long-term antibody level...Read more

Executive Health Management

Pandemic-spotlights-the-urgent-need-for-a-national-patient-safety-board

2020 08 Sep

September 17th is WHO’s World Patient Safety Day. There’s no better moment in history to call for new legislation that finally ensures health worker and patient safety. Today, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation released a  detailed white paper  and its leadership issued the following statement urging the creation of a National Patient Safety...Read more

ICU Management

Covid-19-case-presentations-a-new-york-city-experience

2020 10 Sep

Date:  Sept 10, 2020  Duration:  90 minutes Speaker:  Dr. David Kaufman MD is a critical care physician. He is an expert at supervising multidisciplinary innovation and quality improvement and has participated in multiple clinical research projects. Some of Dr. Kaufman’s major research interests include fluid optimization and hemodynamics,...Read more

Executive Health Management

Ihf-covid-19-forum

2020 04 Nov

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IMAGING Management

Hologic-launches-validated-pooling-protocol-for-covid-19-testing

2020 11 Aug

In Time of Extraordinary Need, New Protocol Expected to Help Laboratories Deliver Greater Quantities of Highly Accurate Molecular Test Results and Reduce Turnaround Times  Hologic, Inc.  announced today that it has validated use of its Aptima® and Panther Fusion® molecular diagnostic COVID-19 assays with pooled patient samples and completed...Read more

ICU Management

Volume-20-issue-2-2020-1

2020 11 Aug

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Covid-19-superheroes

2020 03 Aug

COVID-19 has affected  15 million people  across the globe, and meanwhile, over 600,000 deaths are associated with it. Even my father, having some pre-conditions, passed away because of it. The healthcare systems and economies of more than 200 countries have been severely affected, also impacting healthcare workers both physically and psychologically....Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-expands-the-masimo-safetynettm-solution-with-continuous-body-temperature-measurement

2020 27 Jul

The Radius Tº™ Wearable Temperature Sensor Automates Remote Monitoring of Patient Temperature Status Masimo  today announced a significant expansion to the Masimo SafetyNet™ platform with the introduction of Radius Tº™, a wearable, wireless sensor that provides continuous body temperature measurements. By augmenting the already powerful Masimo...Read more

ICU Management

Getinge-receives-510-k-clearance-from-us-fda-for-the-servo-air-r-mechanical-ventilator

2020 07 Jul

Getinge has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s Servo-air® mechanical ventilator, which is part of the Servo family that supports intensive care ventilation ever since the first model was introduced in 1971. "We are happy to be able to help clinicians in their endeavor to save lives by adding...Read more

ICU Management

What-is-the-relevance-of-cytokine-storm-to-covid-19

2020 05 Jul

COVID-19, in its most severe form, leads to life-threatening pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In patients with this severity of the coronavirus, mortality rate can approach 40 to 50%.    The mechanism of COVID-19 induced lung injury is still vague, but the term cytokine storm is being used quite frequently in scientific publications...Read more

Health Management

Delivering-acute-cardiac-care-during-a-pandemic-seeds-of-opportunity-within-a-crisis

2020 23 Jun

In this article, we discuss some of the potential opportunities for positive changes in service provision that may emerge from the COVID-19 public health crisis, with a particular emphasis on changes enacted in our own service. Introduction “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for...Read more

Health Management

Covid-19-no-return-to-normal

2020 23 Jun

A patient engagement authority reflects on the impact of pharma’s response to COVID-19 and outlines hope for a better perception of the sector as providers of health solutions beyond the pill. Since the first awareness of COVID-19 in the medical press and alert to the World Health Organization on December 31 2019, global health...Read more

IT Management

Digital-novel-coronavirus-investment-forum

2020 07 Jul

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ICU Management

Covid-19-effect-of-convalescent-plasma-therapy-on-time-to-clinical-improvement

2020 12 Jun

A study was conducted to evaluate the difference in clinical outcomes in severe/life-threatening COVID-19 patients treated with standard treatment versus standard treatment and convalescent plasma therapy. Convalescent plasma is blood, liquid portion, from people who have recovered from COVID-19. Convalescent plasma has antibodies that the body...Read more