| | DECEMBER 20209which is connected to the USB-connected setup gives a physician real-time access to data that include a stethoscope, an otoscope, an ophthalmoscope, an ECG sensor pulse oximeter, dermatoscopy as well as a thermometer. However, the device is awaiting FDA clearance.Reusable, N95-Quality MaskPandemic has introduced us to the mask, thus the new personal protective equipment (PPE) was in critically short supply. Without a standardized method for reusing and cleaning PPE, the CDC recommended that required workers rotate their masks every five days, storing them in breathable paper bags in between, resulting in reduced efficacy.Super Fast InsulinPeople with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes rely on insulin to stabilize spikes in blood-sugar that hit after meals, and failure to control those glucose jumps increases the risk of other ailments, including heart disease, kidney failure, and nerve damage. Conventional insulin injections have fairly narrow windows in which theycould be used to work properly, but patients can take Lyumjev anytime within 20 minutes of starting a meal.Alzheimer's DetectorA definitive diagnosis needs a clinical evaluation as well as brain imaging or a spinal tap. So it's huge data that scientists have found a simple blood test that has accurately diagnosed Alzheimer's in early studies. If the test, which hunts for proteins indicative of the disease, performs well in additional studies, it would give the first easy, early screen for this debilitating disease.COVID-19 KitThe COVID kit would be of the toaster-size device that works by heating nasal samples in an acidic solution that breaks open the envelope of the viruses, exposing their RNA, that ID NOW amplifies at a constant temperature rather than the heating and cooling cycles that PCR machines use. Gaining emergency authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration in late March, the COVID-19 ID NOW test was one of the first tests accessible to the US public.Wearables, & the Internet of ThingsMany of us have used internet-connected devices to monitor our health but in the past, we were left to make our own inferences from the data generated. Wearables are adding more and more sensors and they are getting so accurate that doctors can rely on them.Modern wearables are very different; fitness trackers have detected and alerted wearers of cardiac emergencies thereby saving lives, some wearables help in improving sleep, and others coach athletes to perform optimally.MyopiaMyopia, for near-sightedness, occurs when a person's eyeballs extend too far out of the socket, which makes it difficult for incoming light to focus on the retina. The common condition can get progressively worse as a person ages and that ocular elongation extends. In studies, the lenses reduced the progression of myopia by 59 percent over a three-year period. The daily lenses stall elongation by creating what's called "myopic defocus;" light that hits the periphery of the retina is redirected to its front, inhibiting the growth that degrades vision over time.Smartwatch for Sleep ApneaObstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that helps muscles that keep our airways open relax during slumber, narrowing the flow and causing periodic gaps in breathing. However, Pulmonologists estimate that some 80 percent of average to critical apnea goes undiagnosed. The new ScanWatch from Withings is an early-warning system that can signal when a trip to the doctor for a full-blown sleep study might be in order. The biotechnology laboratories have set their focus on the development of accurate testing devices that are easy to use, fast, reliable, and most importantly cost-effective
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