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A 10-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) by EMS for evaluation of an injury sustained while playing tackle football. The patient was forcibly hit by another child against a tree. He complains of sharp right shoulder and chest...
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Ingenieros de la Universidad Federal de Espíritu Santo en Brasil han desarrollado pantalones inteligentes que pueden rastrear de forma no intrusiva los movimientos físicos y proporcionar actualizaciones a los cuidadores si las personas a quienes cuidan muestran signos de angus...
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Researchers at UCLA have developed a wearable patch that can measure muscle movements in underlying tissues. The patch contains nanomagnets, and movements in underlying muscles can deform the resulting magnetic fields, creating an electric current. This both provides a readabl...
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Investigadores de la Universidad de Tecnología y Diseño de Singapur han creado una rodilla flexible que contiene circuitos integrados dentro de su estructura tejida. El dispositivo portátil puede rastrear el movimiento de las articulaciones en tiempo real, ayudando a los médic...
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Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have developed a wearable that can take multiple sweat samples and which also supports on-board colorimetric biomarker analysis. Unlike many sweat collecting methods, which often involve a simple absorbent pad that must be remov...
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Levels has done something truly transformative: the company made continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) accessible to the general population and every day consumer. In many circles, it seems the trend of bringing healthcare to the home and directly to the patient is continuing, bu...
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Investigadores de la UCLA han desarrollado un sensor en la punta del dedo que puede proporcionar rápidamente datos sobre los niveles de litio en el cuerpo. Utilizado como tratamiento para el trastorno bipolar y la depresión, el litio requiere una dosificación muy precisa y sen...
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Engineers at MIT have created an ultrasound patch that can provide long-term ultrasound imaging of internal organs and structures. The device contains a rigid piezoelectric probe array and uses an underlying layer of elastomer-covered hydrogel in lieu of the gel applied to the...
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science created footwear that can self-regulate the pressure distribution when a person walks, helping to avoid pain and friction that can lead to issues for people with diabetes. Patients with diabetes can have an abnormal gait, sometime...
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