Real-time brain monitor detects infections earlier

A research team led by the University of Waterloo has created a new monitoring system to save lives and significantly reduce health-care costs in brain-injury cases through the early detection of infections in intensive care ...

Teamwork, technology streamline feeding tube placement

Inova, the leading nonprofit health system in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, developed a novel dietitian-led program for the bedside placement of feeding tubes for critically ill patients. The ...

Studies expose hidden toll of trauma recovery in NZ

Researchers from the University of Otago—Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi are calling for improved long-term psychological support for survivors of major trauma after landmark studies reveal many patients in Aotearoa ...

FDA approves early warning system for sepsis

An early warning system for sepsis, one of the deadliest infections for hospital patients, has been approved for use by the FDA, one of the first AI-based medical tools to get clearance. The tool, developed by Johns Hopkins ...

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