Health
Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies
It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest.
Jun 13, 2017
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Study shows blood products unaffected by drone trips
In what is believed to be the first proof-of-concept study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers have determined that large bags of blood products, such as those transfused into patients every day, can maintain temperature ...
Dec 7, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drones help show how environmental changes affect the spread of infectious diseases
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, can collect detailed information in real time at relatively low cost for ecological research. In a new Opinion piece published in the Cell Press journal Trends in Parasitology, experts ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Health
Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet
With its pounding construction sites and constant roar of traffic, Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise with experts and residents calling on authorities to keep a lid on the din for the sake of public health.
Jul 10, 2013
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Mayo Clinic to use drones to deliver prescription drugs to patients' homes
Mayo Clinic is looking to take its at-home care model to new heights with the assistance of autonomous drones capable of making same-day prescription deliveries.
Jul 3, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jordan to use drones, cameras to monitor curfew
Jordan said it is to use drones and surveillance cameras to monitor compliance with a nationwide curfew imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Apr 5, 2020
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Diabetes
Diabetes care reaches new heights as drone delivers insulin for patient
The international medical team that accomplished the world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community described the project in an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in the ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Pediatrics
Research tests speed of drones in responding to medical emergency scenarios
Could drones be used someday to deliver life-saving medications or interventions in the case of a child's emergency, a drug overdose or in response to a mass casualty scene? According to new research presented at the American ...
Oct 25, 2019
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