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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our lives in unprecedented ways and has highlighted the need for tech-enabled healthcare solutions. With mental health equally affected by the pandemic as physical health, modern technology and the latest tools can be helpful in expanding mental health care in ways we might not have been familiar with in the past.Even though the adoption of tech-enabled tools and solutions across behavioral healthcare has increased in recent years, things seem to have been fast-tr …

After almost a year since the COVID-19 outbreak, the vaccines for the virus have started rolling out in several countries. Among these, the most effective vaccine until now is the BNT162b2 from Pfizer/BioNTech. During phase 3 trials, the vaccine proved to be almost 95% effective which is the highest among all other vaccines around. Here are some details to better understand this new Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.What Is The Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine?The Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vacc …

The number of COVID-19 cases is continuously on the rise across the US and that’s certainly caused a hike in the demand for PPE including disposable masks, electric thermometers, and protective coveralls. Healthcare facilities around the country are experiencing a growing need for tools that would help protect themselves from contracting the fast-spreading virus. But is this demand temporary or the PPE is here to stay? Will the US adopt medical masks, gloves, no touch thermometers and other PPE …

The medical devices industry in the United States has seen immense growth over the years and it’s an area of innovation as well. Manufacturers and researchers always seek new opportunities to integrate automation with accuracy and make different devices more usable with least human intervention. Take ekg machines and ultrasound systems, for instance, new technology has continuously been introduced to transform the medical devices of the future.Before we get into the details of how medical device …

A few weeks back, GE Healthcare sat down with Paul A. Friedman, M.D., chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic, in order to better gain understanding of cardiac impact of COVID-19. Friedman shed some light on how EKG testing can be a game-changer when it comes to early diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients.“Most people who get COVID-19 present with respiratory symptoms, such as a cough or shortness of breath, but there are a minority that will present with symptoms that may mi …