POSTS TAGGED AS nursing homes

A Sensor for Bed Sores

Optical fiber sensor could keep patients from developing bed sores
 “Patients who remain in bed for long periods of time may [MORE]

Radar Monitoring Vital Signs

FMCW-Radar
Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada) assert this:  “we use a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar operating at [MORE]

World’s First Portable Whole-Body CT Scanner

Body Tom Portable CT
As this piece describes it: “BodyTom, the world’s first portable, full-body, 32-slice CT scanner, is a multi-departmental [MORE]

Salt Imbalance: An Innovator’s Opportunity

Hyponatremia in Neurosurgical Patient
According to European researchers, about one third of hospitalized patients present hyponatremia (low serum sodium concentration causing [MORE]

Healthcare: The Most Dangerous Occupation

Even nurses might guess that construction sites or factory floors are more dangerous places to work than hospitals or [MORE]

Robotic Nursing Assistant

KIRO-M5 Robot
Though this robot looks like “R2D2,” its name is “KIRO-M5” and weighs in at 176 lbs.  It can [MORE]

Where Healthcare Investors Are Placing Their Bets

Among thirteen “hot” areas for private equity investment in healthcare are hospital systems, ambulatory surgery center chains, mobile health [MORE]

MC Square Memory-Enhancing Device

MC Square Device
MC Square, a sound and light device that’s worn to relieve stress, has been modified to stimulate specific [MORE]