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Healthy.io uses your smartphone’s camera for medical lab testing at home

25 Apr

Thanks to the attached mobile computing power your smartphone camera can be used for more than just taking holiday snaps. A product from Israel-based company Healthy.io is a prime example. Dip.io uses a smartphone and a dipstick to perform urine tests that can detect ten indicators of disease, infection, and pregnancy-related complications.

The system is very simple from a user point of view. You capture a photo of the dipstick against a color and Dip.io does the rest. The app uses machine learning to color correct the image, considering camera make and model, lighting conditions and a variety of additional variables. The app then performs an instant analysis.

In clinical trials undertaken in the process of receiving FDA approval, Dip.io was capable of matching the accuracy of professional laboratories. This is achieved at a considerably lower cost and less inconvenience to the patient as the system removes the need for visits to a physician and lab referrals. In addition, it does away with waiting time for the results.

The makers of the system say that this could encourage more patients to undertake regular screenings which could save them dialysis or even a transplant by detecting signs of kidney problems early.

According to an analysis by York Health Economics Consortium, in the UK alone the new technology could result in early diagnosis of more than 33,000 cases over five years and estimated savings of more than £670 million ($ 867 million). Healthy.io is currently running a pilot program with the pharmacist Boots UK. Women who suspect they have urinary tract infections can use the system to self-test and receive treatment from a pharmacist without seeing a doctor or visiting a lab. The results of the pilot are expected to be announced in May.

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Droneport: New UAV Hub to Ship Medical Supplies Across Rwanda

25 Sep

[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Public & Institutional. ]

drone airport emergency medical

This architect-designed drone airport will be the first of its kind, created to facilitate an unmanned aerial vehicle supply chain servicing remote areas of Africa, addressing urgent medical and other ongoing needs. Just as much of the continent skipped landlines and went straight to mobile phones, this strategy could jump steps in the development of infrastructure for delivering for physical goods.

drone airport vaulted brick

Developed by Afrotech in collaboration with Foster + Partners, work is set to begin next year with a pilot program completed by 2020. The vaulted brick structure will have spaces for drone building and repair as well as packaging, shipping and storage of goods both medical and otherwise. The architecture is intentionally open, simple and able to be constructed with local materials and labor.

drone airport side view

Two systems will function simultaneously to provide emergency and ongoing supplies, respectively. The Redline will include small situation-specific drones that can serve targeted emergency needs, carrying over 20 pounds. Larger 200-pound-capacity Blueline drones will manage more sizable shipments of less urgent supplies.

drone airport rwanda

“The Droneport offers a new typology for a building which we hope will grow into a ubiquitous presence, much like petrol stations have become dispersed infrastructure for road traffic,” acting as a network of stopping, refueling and repair stations.

drone alternative shipping routes

Currently, only a small percentage of the African population lives within a mile of year-round accessible roads, while UAVs from the Droneport will be able to more quickly, easily, safely and reliably access nearly half of Rwanda’s citizens.

drone airport commerce

“We require immediate bold, radical solutions to address this issue. The Droneport project is about doing ‘more with less’, capitalising on the recent advancements in drone technology – something that is usually associated with war and hostilities – to make an immediate life-saving impact in Africa.”

drone airport hillside

“It is inevitable on a crowded planet, with limited resources, that we will make more intensive use of our sky using flying robots to move goods faster, cheaper, and more accurately than ever before. But it is not inevitable that these craft or their landing sites will be engineered to be tough and cheap enough to serve poorer communities who can make most use of them. Droneport is an attempt to make that happen, and to improve health and economic outcomes in Africa – and beyond.”

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Nokia Lumia 1020 used in medical research

03 Jun

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A pair of scientists and experts in photomicrography have been using an unusual new tool in their research – a Nokia Lumia 1020. Taking advantage of the device’s mobility, image stabilization and high pixel-count camera, they’ve used it with a state-of-the-art microscope to help digitally zoom in for a better view of detail of bacteria. Read more

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Macrophages engulfing pathogens (Hybrid Medical Animation)

20 May

Macrophages engulfing pathogens. www.hybridmedicalanimation.com

 

2008 Nucleus 3D Medical Animation Demo Reel

28 Jul

www.nucleusinc.com Nucleus Medical Art’s 2008 3D medical animation demo reel shows surgery, anatomy, mechanism of action (MOA), and physiology produced for medical devices, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, marketing agencies, lawyers, and more. Online at http
Video Rating: 4 / 5

www.facebook.com pubudu–dahanayaka.blogspot.com Created using 3d max and Mental ray rendering. SL Force is 3D animated short film thats been created to pay gratitude to all Sri lankan war heros.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

3D Medical Animation – What is Cancer?

16 Jul

“What is Cancer?” is a 3D Animation which depicts the growth of a tumor. (music by: Bjorn Lynne – Blissful Moments, courtesy of www.Shockwave-Sound.com)
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

Respiration 3D Medical Animation

03 Jul

Respiration 3D Medical Animation, very detailed information. visit more at www.argosymedical.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 

Amazing 3D medical animation !

26 Jun

WWW.FOUNDATIONSKILLS.NET this is a sample from an innovative training system called foundationskills.net providing round the clock online training for medics…check out the website! There is also a simular surgical system avilable.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

www.basic3dtraining.com. With a background from filming music videos and editing, i wanted to push DAZ Studio beyond what´s been done before. The share amount of frames needed to edit this video is over 12000. The original video is rendered and edited at 900 x 506. I had two PC´s rendering 24 for the last three weeks. The short timeframe was the biggest challange. Things had to be made simple and render real fast despite the “complex” scenes. I´m happy with the result, despite some rendering errors and occasional crashes. Thanks DAZ, Dreamlight Team and GoFigure! This video wouldn´t be possible without you… Thanks for watching!