May 25, 2020
New research suggests a smartphone app could one day help clinicians perform rapid assessments for anemia without the need for a blood test. Called mHematology, the app allows clinicians to take a picture of the patient’s inner eyelid with a smartphone and receive blood hemoglobin (Hgb) measurements without the need for additional equipment.
Young Kim, PhD: mHematology Technology and Assessing for Anemia
May 21, 2020
A doctor can quickly get an idea of whether someone is anemic by pulling down the person’s eyelid and judging its redness, a color indicating the number of red blood cells. But even a doctor’s eye isn’t precise enough to give a diagnosis without getting a blood sample from the patient.
Smartphone app to help assess anemia by taking a picture of a person’s eyelid
May 21, 2020
Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person's eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels. The ability to perform one of the most common clinical lab tests without a blood draw could help reduce the need for in-person clinic visits, make it easier to monitor patients who are in critical condition, and improve care in low- and middle-income countries where access to testing laboratories is limited.
New mobile health tool measures hemoglobin without drawing blood
May 21, 2020
As parks and beaches reopen around the country for the summer season this weekend, many visitors will be worrying about public bathrooms—and not just for the lines: the risk of Covid-19 transmission could linger in the air in bathrooms long after infectious patrons pass through.
Should You Avoid Public Bathrooms To Remain Coronavirus-Free?
May 21, 2020
On March 14, 1977, a woman with the flu climbed aboard a 737 and headed for Kodiak, Alaska, with 53 other passengers and crew. After an engine failed, most of them sat on the runway with the cabin doors shut, and the ventilation system off, for two hours. Within three days, 38 more people were sick.
Scientists think they know ways to combat viruses on airplanes. They’re too late for this pandemic
May 21, 2020
Purdue University engineers have created software that gives an accurate count of a patient's hemoglobin, enabling physicians to diagnose blood disorders more quickly.
May 20, 2020
Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to “talk” and even heal itself. Her lab at Purdue University is developing technology that would allow concrete-paved bridges and highways to reveal more accurately when they need repairs and to come equipped with materials that respond to potential damage.
May 18, 2020
Across the country, public health officials have begun administering antibody tests aimed at identifying Americans who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus and have potentially developed immunity to the disease. But even with testing underway, experts say there are more questions than answers around the results
Researchers work to quantify the human immune response to COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to “talk” and even heal itself.
May 15, 2020
We’re all going a little stir crazy these days and with things opening back up, you might be thinking about booking a summer trip.
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