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Understanding the New Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
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
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Jan 19th 2021
Is PPE Here To Stay?
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
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Dec 8th 2020
How is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Transforming Medical Devices?
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
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Nov 30th 2020
COVID-19 & the Importance of EKG
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
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Jun 9th 2020
Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor - Tried, Tested, & True Clinical Accuracy
When it comes to collecting proper blood pressure readings, clinicians are often confronted with the challenge of various patient populations. Another issue that pediatric and geriatric patients face, as well as those in pain or discomfort, is that sitting still in a recommended position is not always possible.Welch Allyn recently launched a research study in order to “assess the accuracy of an automated vital signs device - the Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor - when it encountered pat
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May 28th 2020