Cinco de Mayo to some, World Hand Hygiene Day to others. The World Health Organization, CDC and other partners today are drawing attention to the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of infection with an education and awareness campaign. Fittingly timed, a startup called Observe Design is launching a new wearable hand sanitizer dispenser […]
Safeguard, Procter & Gamble’s largest global personal care brand, has created a seriously loud handwashing reminder in a bid to keep people using public bathrooms from spreading so many germs. It’s a soap dispenser rigged with an alarm. Pressure sensors placed on doors connect back to the dispenser/alarm, and when someone tries to open the […]
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Analytical techniques used to spot missiles traveling at the speed of sound may be able to help clinicians identify cases of sepsis in hospitals. Security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) worked with experts in the medical field to apply its signal processing and data analytics technology to diagnostic tools. The company has developed […]
Scientists in Wales have potentially uncovered a new way to quickly identify bacterial infections using clues given off by a patient’s so-called immune fingerprint. Working with chronic kidney disease patients who acquired infections during dialysis, researchers at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine in the UK showed proof-of-concept that a person’s “immune fingerprint” reflected which organism […]