Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Siemens Healthineers announced today that the automated hemostasis analyzers for mid- and high-volume laboratories are now available for patient testing in the United States. Hemostasis testing helps identify abnormal blood clotting or bleeding. To help laboratories manage growing workloads and complex hemostasis testing, the CN-3000 and CN-6000 systems bring clotting, chromogenic, immunoassay, and platelet aggregation methodologies onto a single compact platform that is up to 60% smaller than others on the market. A broad menu of routine and specialty assays enables laboratories to consolidate testing and support high testing volumes. The systems also can connect to existing track-based laboratory automation…

Medical assistance can help women suffering from severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, but insufficient recognition of Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) means that many are not getting the help they need to overcome this severe and debilitating form of morning sickness. Flinders University researchers have found many women say there is inadequate recognition and clinical management of HG, claiming too many people within the medical care system are not aware of guidelines or adequate pharmaceutical treatment – which is restricting access to equitable clinical care. Much of the inadequate clinical care and poorer health outcomes for women affected by this debilitating…

Many women usually say the same thing during pregnancy: they walk into a room and forget why, misplace their keys or struggle to follow a conversation. This phenomenon, often called ‘pregnancy brain’ or ‘momnesia,’ has long lacked a clear biological explanation. Now, a new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions and published in Science Bulletin, identifies a specific brain circuit in an animal model that becomes disrupted under the sustained high estrogen levels present during pregnancy. The findings offer the first biological explanation of how exposure to high-level circulating estrogen can temporarily impair memory. A…

In Switzerland, around 2,400 children are born as twins every year. When the fetuses share a placenta, they are connected to one another via blood vessels. If the blood circulation becomes unbalanced, this can be life-threatening for both, as too much blood flows from one fetus to the other. The condition known as ‘twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome’ (TTTS) affects around twenty to thirty women a year in Switzerland. To date, the only effective treatment is a highly complex operation that is performed by only a handful of specialists worldwide. Researchers at ETH Zurich and doctors at the University of Zurich have…

Incorporating a free smartphone app featuring AI-driven health coaching, blood pressure monitoring, and behavioral incentives into a hospital’s existing clinical workflows helps patients make meaningful reductions in blood pressure, findings that suggest that digital apps may offer an effective means of extending care beyond the clinic when incorporated into treatment plans.  In a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center clinicians described how a group of 425 patients already being treated for high blood pressure used a free smartphone app to make at-home condition management and adoption of healthy habits easier.  Developed by Nuna,…

What happens in the brain when thoughts, perceptions and other everyday mental activity become very quiet, while we remain awake and aware? Scientists at the University of Cambridge have taken a significant step towards answering that question by studying people practising Transcendental Meditation (TM). Using high-density EEG, researchers studied 33 experienced TM practitioners and 33 age- and sex-matched non-meditating controls.TM practitioners reported significantly greater experiences of what researchers call “pure awareness” – a wakeful state in which thoughts, perceptions and other usual contents of experience become greatly reduced – while EEG analysis identified distinctive patterns of brain activity during TM.…

A 19-year analysis of US adults reveals a striking dose-response pattern that could help clarify how fermented dairy fits into long-term health. Study: Fermented dairy consumption and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. Image Credit: Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests an association between reported consumption of fermented dairy foods and lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among United States (US) adults. Analysis of NHANES data from 37,366 adults across 10 survey cycles between 1999 and 2018 found that fermented dairy consumers had an 18% lower adjusted hazard of all-cause mortality and a 20%…

Buy-Rite Foods is the kind of place shoppers can pick up a little bit of everything, from flour to toothpaste, in the small town of Pond Creek in central Oklahoma. “There’s a lot of regulars that we know exactly what they want when they walk in the door,” said Chrystal Hamblin, who runs the store’s register. “And I think this store depends on things like that, and so does this town.” This is the only place in town where people can use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to buy food. Understanding Wisconsin, Together. WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” newsletter keeps you connected to…

A dog food delivery left outside a Nevada home attracted a customer no one expected. When Mike Peck and his family went to retrieve the package from their Reno porch, the box was no longer there. Even more suspiciously, something had torn a sizable hole into it. A look at their Ring camera footage quickly solved the mystery. The culprit wasn’t a person looking for an easy package to swipe. It was a raccoon apparently determined to turn somebody else’s dog food order into dinner.The encounter on Sept. 3 is funny because the little masked bandit stereotype practically writes itself,…

PORTLAND (WGME) — More than 500 volunteers from UNE’s two campuses helped families facing food insecurity Wednesday.It was the largest single-day effort yet for UNE’s “Meals for Maine” initiative.UNE volunteers are partnering with the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation to put together 200,000 meals as part of 9/11 service events taking place across the country.As a result, meals will be distributed to families in every county in Maine.Organizers say the need is big and getting bigger and that, once again, Mainers are showing they’re ready to help other Mainers.”In Maine, food insecurity is a huge issue, and so we argued that…