We offer you an overview of useful health news.
Yogi Berra was right when he said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Only he wasn’t right in the way he meant it, which was usually the case. The future really isn’t what it used to be — it’s much, much brighter.
Hospital bedsheets and patient gowns are a major conduit for transferring dangerous bacteria estimated to infect 1.7 million hospitalized Americans and 3.5 million hospitalized Europeans every year. In the United States, hospital-acquired infections kill about 98,000 people yearly.
Ewing’s sarcoma is a very rare type of cancerous tumor that got its name from Dr. James Ewing, the physician who first described it almost exactly a century ago. It affects children through young adults – mostly teens – and can appear anywhere in the body, but it usually originates in the long bones of the arms and legs, the pelvis or the chest.
A new study led by Israeli researchers has found evidence that there could be damage to the brain’s protective barrier even without a reported concussion.
Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, in collaboration with Telesofia Medical, has announced the launch of a new, personalized telemedicine program that will enable cancer patients to quickly reach their doctors and get personalized feedback via video within the comfort of their own homes.
Sight Diagnostics’ new device gives results of a standard blood count test in just 10 minutes, without lab processing.
Predictix by Taliaz aims to help psychiatrists match each patient with the most effective prescription.
Belong life for cancer patients and caregivers uses artificial intelligence to cut through data clutter. Users only see the most relevant information.
Israeli and international scientists pinpoint protein that regulates exhaustion in T cells in discovery that may help fight disease.
