COVID-19

Researchers from SMART’s AMR IRG, NTU and MIT are working together to develop a rapid serological test and a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), based on protein detection.  

Getting defibrillators to cardiac arrest patients as quickly as possible is a priority for emergency services everywhere. In one area of Sweden, 112 call takers will soon be able to dispatch a drone at the same time as an ambulance to drop a defibrillator near the patient if they suspect a cardiac arrest.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected us all.

The tests give users the option to share information to aid national research into the virus.

Professor Wang Linfa, Director of the Duke-NUS’ Emerging Infectious Diseases programme, and team conceived this research and invented the cPass diagnostic test.

Singapore-based HeartVoice, which was formed in February 2019 as a joint venture between both iAPPS and Omron Healthcare, announced last week that it will extend the use of its telehealth platform to all healthcare providers for free in the country until 31 July, 2020.

The HIMSS Media team discusses how vendors, payers and policymakers are looking to answer the growing demand for mental and behavioral health services.

A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers wrote to Congressional leaders on the need to deliver additional funds through the longstanding Rural Health Care Program.

Following a virtual consultation, both companies are supplying Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory's saliva-based molecular test to consumers at $150 per kit.

The test uses a portable analysis unit to detect the virus in sweat.