This retiring doctor from Arkansas had quite the generous parting; he decided to give a gift to his patients after working for 30 years. Last year, when Dr Omar Atiq closed his oncology practice, he decided to do a good deed for his patients. Unfortunately, a lot of them had […]
When a patient with coronavirus has low levels of oxygen and is admitted in the Texas University Hospital in San Antonio, the doctors immediately flip them to lie on the stomach. This practice is known in medicine as proning and it’s considered beneficial as it elevates the patients’ chance for […]
After news about an Italian innovation firm Isinnova saving lives by 3D printing ventilator valves for its local hospital, the CEOs, Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli, got calls from all over the world. A lot of 3D printing firms wanted to join and offer their help and some countries wanted […]
A group of Italian volunteers distributed 3D-printed versions of a pivotal medical device to an Italian hospital battling with the COVID-19 outbreak. Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli used their 3D printer to make unofficial copies of a patented valve that was lacking in the hospitals throughout Italy. According to some, […]
A team of infectious illness experts from the Australian University of Queensland, Brisbane claim that meds used for malaria and HIV may also beneficial for the treatment of the COVID-19. The HIV combination lopinavir/ritonavir and the anti-malarial drug chloroquine have reportedly shown promising results in human tests and helped the […]
Some medical nurses who’re working at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China have taken a very extreme measure in an effort to better their efficiency- they’re shaving their heads. Why are they doing this exactly? In the last couple of days, there’ve been videos circling on social […]
Last Wednesday, former doctor Joel Smithers who ran a medical practice in Virginia was sentenced to 40 years in prison due to illegal opioid prescription. He faces a minimum sentence of two decades and a maximum of life. He was convicted on more than 800 counts of illegal distribution of […]