Patient Contact Articles & Analysis

As our community copes with the fast-moving spread of COVID-19, we hope you and yours are in good health. ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. (“ACIST”) shares its heartfelt empathy with the communities impacted worldwide by COVID-19. As the world responds to this pandemic, we remain committed to supporting you to ensure that the vital work of delivering new therapies to patients continues. ...

By ACIST Medical Systems

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Berkshire Biomedical Awarded $266,000 to support continued development of an automated, at-home methadone administration system. Called the COPA system, the proprietary, hand-held drug dispensing device is meant to provide at-home methadone administration as part of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). The system delivers the liquid ...

By Berkshire Biomedical

You wish the best for your patients, and following surgery or treatment, it is imperative to understand how their bodies are reacting. Obviously this concerns following up at intervals. However, patients are often under the impression that following up is unnecessary and expensive if they feel fine. The cardiac monitor experts at Medicomp take a look at the realities of patient follow-ups. ...

By Medicomp Inc.

A newly expanded Direct-to-Patient service offering supports decentralized clinical trials to minimize clinical trial length and costs while maximizing patient enrollment and participation rates. The comprehensive offering now includes Clinical Site-to-Patient, Pharmacy-to-Patient and Depot-to-Patient services to enable clinical trial medication delivery directly to patients' homes. Thermo ...

By Thermo Fisher Scientific, LIMS & Laboratory Software

Spire Health, the leading provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) for chronic respiratory disease patients, today announced the results of a real-world study of 1,366 patients at a Virginia-based, multi-provider pulmonary clinic. Among the 188 escalations using Spire’s AI-based system, 68% were pharmacologically treated for acute exacerbation by their pulmonologist. The primary ...

By Spire Health

The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses Klebsiella, a type of gram-negative bacteria that can cause various healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). “HAIs due to Klebsiella can include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis,” said ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every twenty hospital patients acquires an infection while being treated for another illness. Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has become a central focus of the CDC in recent years and many healthcare facilities across Illinois have been on the frontline of these efforts. Healthcare-associated ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Candidiasis is caused by fungal pathogens from the Candida genus. Most infections are caused by Candida albicans, a type of fungus that grows both as a yeast and filamentous cells. The ubiquitous fungi represent one of the most common fungal pathogens to affect the human population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Invasive candidiasis is a fungal ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

The Telegraph reported last week about the risk of infection to hospital patients due to exposure to pillows that may be contaminated with a host of microbial pathogens. The article discusses a new study conducted by The Barts and The London NHS Trust that found 30 different types of possible infections in pillows taken from hospital wards. Potential exposure to C. diff and MRSA were just a few ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff, CDI and C. difficile, is a bacterium that may develop due to the prolonged use of antibiotics during healthcare treatment. C. diff infections cause diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis. It is a major culprit for healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and has been increasingly identified as a community acquired infection. ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. Many of the national media reports have focused on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff), but many other pathogens ...

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Helena López; why did you decide to become a physiotherapist? Because I like dealing with people, I like helping, I like healthcare… All these reasons were leading me towards medicine, but, in that case, I would spend little time with the patient. I preferred the contact, to be more involved in their evolution. And what made me decide, specifically for the field of neurology, was ...

By ABLE Human Motion S.L.

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, MediPrint™ Ophthalmics, an emerging San Diego-based clinical stage eye care pharmaceutical company focused on helping protect sight, announces enlightening findings from its primary market research with optometrists and ophthalmologists related to contact lens drug delivery and its proprietary pipeline of assets. Key learnings from the market ...

By Mediprint Ophthalmics

If someone is admitted to hospital with an infectious disease there is always a risk that disease can spread. MRSA and viruses like it can, if left unchecked, infect entire hospital wards at an alarming rate leaving those recovering from other conditions or operations weak and vulnerable. Because hospitals can’t ever be closed environments, controlling the flow of potentially harmful ...

By DDC Dolphin Ltd

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men. Every year this diagnosis is made about 900 thousand times, in developed countries the disease affects up to 14% of the entire male population with oncology due to longer life expectancy. We spoke with adult prostate cancer survivors. ...

By ProUroCare Medical Inc.

The Ellipsys® Vascular Access System enables patients with kidney failure to start dialysis treatment sooner with fewer procedures, complications and interventions compared to surgery, according to several leading physicians who spoke at the recent meeting of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN). Interventional radiologist Jeffrey Hull, M.D., was awarded ...

By Avenu Medical, Inc.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Otezla® (apremilast) have partnered with pop icon and entrepreneur Lance Bass, for the Double Take campaign to empower people to take action when it comes to psoriatic arthritis. As a singer, dancer and entertainer, Bass understands the importance of staying in tune with your body. Through the campaign, he has created ...

By Amgen Inc.

Biobeat is thrilled to be part of "TGH at Home", an innovative Hospital-at-Home program by Tampa General Hospital. With its wireless chest-monitors, Biobeat will provide Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for the patients in the program, enabling expert care and innovative technology, focusing on the needs of the patient. Using Biobeat’s platform, the "TGH at Home" care team of doctors and ...

By Biobeat Medical Smart-Monitoring

In times of pandemic, cardiac rehabilitation centres search for solutions which allow them to continue remote rehabilitation, while making it possible to maintain constant contact with the patient. This solution must provide possibility to assess the patient's condition before training, set training parameters adjusted to individual needs and must ensure easy access to records from rehabilitation ...

By Pro-PLUS SA

Shanghai Ruijin Hospital recently announced that it has initiated an investigator-initiated clinical trial (IIT) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Bofutrelvir administered by inhalation for post-exposure prophylaxis in close contacts of COVID-19 (NCT05415241). It is a single-arm, open-label, multi-dose exploratory clinical study with an enrolment of ~60 subjects who are close contacts of ...

By Frontier Biotechnologies Inc.