[ad_1] The medicine includes four recommended antiretroviral drugs and doesn’t require refrigeration — important in Africa, where warm temperatures and inconsistent electricity are frequently issues. Crucially, it’s relatively inexpensive. Quadrimune will cost less than $1 per day for a child between 20 to 30 pounds, and 50 cents per day for younger children. While that […]
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Researchers develop E. coli strain that ‘eats’ carbon-dioxide
[ad_1] E. coli, for all its bad press, has already been used to do many useful things. Several years ago, researchers managed to store encrypted data in the microorganisms, and there are even E. Coli-based “computers.” This isn’t the first time we’ve seen carbon-guzzling strains, either, but previous efforts have only consumed CO2 as a […]
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
[ad_1] The move is designed to curb teen vaping. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot noted recently that there’s evidence of kids as young as 11 using e-cigarettes. Around 1 in 15 middle school students in the city have said they do so. “New York City is finally addressing a public health crisis […]
Alexa can refill your prescription and remind you to take it
[ad_1] There are multiple privacy layers to be sure others aren’t prying into your medication history. You’ll need to use both your Alexa voice profile and a personal passcode to access data. Also, any interactions with the pharmacy skill are redacted to prevent someone from simply looking at the mobile app. Right now, the feature […]
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
[ad_1] The technique is officially called “emergency preservation and resuscitation” (EPR) and is being tested at the University of Maryland Medical Center on patients that arrive with acute trauma, such as a stab wound or gunshot. Given the nature of their injuries, these patients would normally have a survival rate of less than five percent. […]
California is suing Juul for allegedly targeting minors
[ad_1] Becerra said the lawsuit comes after a 21-month investigation into Juul and its marketing and sales practices. In a press event, Becerra noted that the number of high school students vaping in 2019 is 27.5 percent, up from 11.7 percent in 2017. Becerra blames that, in part, on vaping products sold in “child-friendly fruity […]
Stanford’s new tech-laden hospital includes pill-picking robots
[ad_1] The pharmacy will include robots that pick pills and pack them in backs, with other robots delivering them to dispensing stations. This frees up the humans for more involved tasks. Another 23 automated guided vehicles, meanwhile, help with delivering laundry and taking out the trash. Sensors track both equipment and staff in real time […]
Researchers develop an AI system with near-perfect seizure prediction
[ad_1] While it’s not a complete fix, the new AI system, developed by Hisham Daoud and Magdy Bayoumi of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is a major leap forward from existing prediction methods. Currently, other methods analyze brain activity with an EEG (electroencephalogram) test and apply a predictive model afterwards. The new method does […]
Apple bans vaping apps from the App Store
[ad_1] “Experts ranging from the CDC to the American Heart Association have attributed a variety of lung injuries and fatalities to e-cigarette and vaping products, going so far as to call the spread of these devices a public health crisis and a youth epidemic,” an Apple spokesperson said. “We agree, and we’ve updated our App […]
Stanford publishes its massive Apple Watch heart-rate study
[ad_1] The study, which was sponsored by Apple and started back in 2017, garnered enough interest to enlist 400,000 volunteers with access to an iPhone and a Watch Series 1, 2 or 3. Apple’s newer smartwatches weren’t included, because it was before their time. The Heart Study app monitored the participants’ heart rhythm to look […]