FDA Expedites Review of Diagnostic Tests to Combat COVID-19

News : Design

Hearing Aid Combines AI and Machine Learning to Improve Sound

Danish hearing aid maker Widex has developed a hearing aid that combines the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning with two ultra-fast signal pathways to...

Blog : Medical

Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices, Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19

It’s a race against time that some participants liken to Apollo 13, the stricken NASA spacecraft for which engineers improvised an air purification system from...

Blog : Manufacturing & Prototyping

BCN3D Delivers 400 3D Printed Face Shields to Medical Workers, Plans to Print 2,000 More

BCN3D, a manufacturer of 3D printers based in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain), has devoted all its technological and manufacturing potential to helping...

Blog : Medical

Engineers Design Ventilator Parts and Face Shields, Donate Medical Supplies

Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York are stepping up on several fronts to help regional healthcare providers deal with the coronavirus...

Blog : Medical

Abbott Launches Novel Coronavirus Test

Abbott has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA for its molecular test for the identification of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The company is deploying 150,000...

Blog : Medical

Philips Ramps Up Production of Critical Health Technology Products in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Royal Philips is increasing the production of certain critical care products and solutions to help diagnose and treat patients with the new...

Blog : Manufacturing & Prototyping

Medtronic Continuing to Increase Ventilator Production to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

Medtronic plc continues to make progress in increasing ventilator production worldwide. The company has increased production by more than 40 percent to date...

Blog : Automotive

3M Partners with Ford to Help Further Accelerate COVID-19 Response

3M and Ford are collaborating on specific ways the companies can rapidly combine complementary capabilities and resources to help meet a surge in demand for personal...

Blog : FDA/Regulatory

COVID-19: FDA Continues to Facilitate Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including Ventilators

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took significant action to help increase the availability of ventilators and accessories, as well as other...

Blog : Medical

Ultrasound Could Facilitate COVID-19 Diagnosis

Researchers have developed an ultrasound diagnostic protocol for COVID-19. The protocol was developed in the laboratories of UniTrento with collaboration from a dozen clinical teams in Italy as...

Blog : Manufacturing & Prototyping

Virtual Roundtable to Focus on Using Precision AM to Fight COVID-19

Nanofabrica, a manufacturer of 3D printers for precision engineering, invites researchers, doctors, and manufacturers to harness its manufacturing capabilities to develop...

Blog : Medical

Breakthrough in Coronavirus Research Results in New Map to Support Vaccine Design

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for the...

Blog : Design

Covid-19 Diagnostic Based on MIT Technology Might Be Tested on Patient Samples Soon

As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing. A...

INSIDER : Medical

Mobile Health Tool Could Diagnose Infectious Diseases

Researchers have designed a tiny portable lab device that plugs into a phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor’s office through a custom app. With a single drop of blood or...

News : Manufacturing & Prototyping

Web Industries Adds Manufacturing Capacity for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Web Industries Inc., a precision converter and contract manufacturing organization (CMO), has allocated priority production capacity at its Holliston, MA, plant to...

Blog : Medical

COVID-19: FDA Expands Remote Patient Monitoring

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new guidance to provide a policy to help expand the availability and capability of noninvasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate...

News : Imaging

Live Imaging of Flowers Reveals Hidden Processes

Scientists have developed live-cell imaging that enables the first visualization of hidden processes in plants. The new technique records movies of fundamental processes in flower development...

News : Imaging

New Imaging Technology Tracks Complex Social Behavior

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have a clearer idea of what happens in the brain during courtship and mating, thanks to the evolution of an advanced imaging system...

News : Imaging

Radiologists Describe Coronavirus Imaging Features

Researchers have described CT imaging features that aid in the early detection and diagnosis of the coronavirus in a study led by Dr. Michael Chung, M.D., assistant professor in the...

News : Imaging

Laser-Based System Could Help Self-Driving Cars Detect Hazards

Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning to create a new laser-based system that can image around corners in real time....

Blog : Medical

COVID-19: FDA Issues Diagnostic Emergency Use Authorization; Expedites Availability of Diagnostics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken two additional significant diagnostic actions during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)...

Blog : Medical

Senator Calls for Use of Defense Production Act to Mobilize Manufacturing for Coronavirus Tests

With the country confronting a shortage of both coronavirus test kits and critical medical equipment, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is...