Tag Archives: hospitals
Hand Sanitizers are Becoming Less Effective Against Germs in Hospitals, Study Finds
Germs in hospital are becoming resistant to common alcohol-based disinfectants, a new study says.E. faecium, a type of bacteria, is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and hand sanitizers...
Hand Sanitizers are Becoming Less Effective Against Germs in Hospitals, Study Finds
Germs in hospital are becoming resistant to common alcohol-based disinfectants, a new study says.E. faecium, a type of bacteria, is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and hand sanitizers...
A humanoid is born in a Turkish robotics factory
The Uncanny Valley posits that robots get exponentially creepier the closer they look to humans -- take Nadine the social robot, RealDoll and the Geminoids (please). However, a company called Akin Robotics in Turkey has proved that robots don't need...
DeepMind’s data deal with the NHS broke privacy law
An NHS Trust broke the law by sharing patient records with Google's DeepMind division, the UK's data watchdog has ruled. The long-awaited decision falls in line with the conclusion drawn by Dame Fiona Caldicott, the UK's National Data Guardian in May...
Pacemakers are far more vulnerable to hacking than we thought
Back in January, the FDA has finally acknowledged that some pacemakers and other cardiac devices are vulnerable to hacking. But how vulnerable are they, exactly? A security company called WhiteScope has discovered 8,000 bugs that hackers can exploit...
Scientists want to define just how smart robot surgeons are
For roughly three decades, medical robots have assisted surgeons in the operating theater. They provide a steady hand and can make tiny incisions with pinpoint accuracy. But as robotics improve, a new question has emerged: How should autonomous robot...
Meet the automated triage nurse of the future
If you think that the march of automation isn't going to affect jobs in the medical profession then, uh, you better sit down. A Belgian company called BeWell is showing off Wellpoint, a self-service kiosk that's designed for patients entering hospita...
NHS to use Uber and startup Cera for at-home patient care
Healthcare startup Cera is teaming up with Uber to deliver patient care on the NHS' behalf. The service, launched in November, matches "hundreds" of carers in the UK with the people who need them most. Today, the company is announcing a partnership w...
NASA’s Martian tech is helping hospitals eliminate bedsores
Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers, kill more people annually than nearly any form of cancer, with 500,000 cases per year in the United Kingdom alone. One problem doctors and nurses face in the fight against bedsores is early detection -- tradit...