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30 smart health innovations to improve health
Create new devices, drugs, vaccines … Researchers are not idle to make our lives better. Discover these 30 smart health innovations to improve health:
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1 – Make drugs to control hemorrhages after birth accessible to all
Many women are not fortunate enough to have proper follow-up after childbirth. In poor countries, many die each year from severe bleeding after this ordeal. Although oxytocin allows effectively control postpartum hemorrhages, this drug remains difficult to access in many remote areas. Currently only available in liquid form, oxytocin should be injected. The medication should also be transported and stored under refrigeration.
For guarantee access to all women, other forms of this treatment must therefore be developed. This is why products are currently in development aimed at creating quick dissolving tablets to be placed on the tongue or in the form of a dry powder which can be administered using a simple disposable inhaler.
2 – Balloon intrauterine tamponade to manage postpartum hemorrhages
A major cause of maternal mortality, postpartum hemorrhage cannot always be treated with treatments such as oxytocin. Another alternative would be use a balloon intrauterine tamponade. This system has been used for years in the rich countries that make up the globe. However, their cost as well as the lack of access to equipment and training once again handicaps poor countries.
The Every Second kit may well be a game-changer. Simple to use and inexpensive, it consists of a condom smart health connected to a Foley catheter which will then be inflated with clean water through a syringe and a one-way valve. Using readily available materials.
3 – Quickly detect pregnancy complications
Pre-eclampsia is a disease that affects more than 1 in 20 pregnant women and is associated with high blood pressure. In some women, very few symptoms appear before it is too late. When left untreated, the pre-eclampsia can lead to eclampsia, a generalized seizure. Hypertensive disorders are another important cause of maternal mortality, again in settings that do not have adequate care.
Microlife Vital Signs Alert, is a very promising technology. This inexpensive and easy-to-use device will measure both the blood pressure index and the shock index, which is a reliable predictor of this kind of disease. Its widespread use could therefore allow rapid detection of key elements of pre-eclampsia as well as other hypertensive disorders.
4 – BD Odon Device could revolutionize childbirth
Complications during prolonged labor can be fatal for both the mother and the child. If caesarean section or operative vaginal birth is still an alternative, for some women, other simple and inexpensive ones must be found so that mid-level health workers can use them.
It is with this in mind that BD Odon Device was created, a device with a polyethylene film that is wrapped around a baby’s head helping to give birth without risk of injury or infection for the mother and child.
5 – New resuscitators for babies
Many newborns need help to breathe at birth. Many health centers in developing countries lack equipment for this. That is why Laerdal Upright was created. The device consists of six parts thanks to which we will be able to assemble and disassemble the device including being able to wash it easily.
The resuscitator can be reduced to the size of 13cm and deploy fully in a few seconds. Its silicone mask is waterproof and can therefore provide effective ventilation.
6 – New smart treatments to treat severe diarrhea
Diarrheal diseases are the leading cause of death in young children. Most deaths, occurring in areas with poor sanitary conditions including contaminated drinking water and limited access to care. Among the new treatments found are Qpuits. The purpose of this is to rehydrate the child and reduce the volume of stool, while restoring intestinal function by helping to improve nutrition.
Other treatment, DiaResQ is a rehydration solution for oral administration once a day. It will in particular provide the necessary nutrients which will contribute to intestinal repair.
7 – Use technological innovation to improve nutrition
Micronutrient deficiencies threaten the health and development of millions of children. Their weakened immune defenses make them more vulnerable to disease. Food Fortification Initiative, focuses on fortification of wheat flour, rice and corn by adding vitamins and minerals to the products to combat the anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies and neural tube defects resulting from a lack of folic acid.
8 – Safe water available in all homes
Many households in developing countries do not have access to safe water and large-scale water distribution systems are often insufficient. Households do not always having the resources to buy treated water, they often use contaminated water. This can cause severe diarrheal diseases.
New technologies currently use chlorine (water treatment by chlorination) to disinfect water on a small scale. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of these robust devices has been mounted on a hand pump which will automatically treat the water when it is taken, without the need for electricity.
9 – Prevent pneumonia with wireless pulse oximeters
To detect possible pneumonia, measuring the level of oxygenation in the blood is effective. Main cause of death in children under five, this disease can be detected by carrying out a blood Review in the laboratory or by using pulse oximeters. Yes, but there you go, not everyone has access to this technology, that’s why interesting alternatives have been found as wireless pulse oximeters, smart health connected to the smartphone as is the case with iHealth, for example.
Another example, the Nonin medical company, created the Nonin 3230, which uses Bluetooth 4.0, or Bluetooth low-energy. In particular, it has a display window allowing the patient to control his own saturation figures.
10 – Better fight against malaria with vaccines
Malaria affects more than 200 million people each year and kills almost 600,000, particularly young children in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is caused by microscopic parasites transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. To combat this disease, measures are already being taken such as mosquito control, the use of mosquito nets and medical treatment. However, the disease still manages to infect humans.
Vaccination against malaria could represent a low-cost solution. Clinical trials have allowed highlight a potential solution: a vaccine called RTS, which could safely reduce the incidence of clinical and severe malaria in children. Other vaccines and treatments are still in the development stage to arrive, in combination with the means already in place to fight effectively against the disease.
11 – An anti-malaria medicine?
This innovation is one of the solutions that could, like vaccines, help fight the disease. OZ439, that’s his name, could also be effective if the Plasmodium parasites have developed resistance to artemisinin. This scenario has been observed in recent years, particularly in western Cambodia.
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia were able to do so in 2014, with the help of teams from Columbia University (USA), CNRS Toulouse and NIH / NIAID (USA) pu clearly identify the gene responsible for parasitic resistance to arteminisin.
12 – Detect malaria without using a microscope
Today, it is possible to detect malaria through tests. These require the use of a microscope in order to quickly identify the presence of the disease in the body in order to start treatment as soon as possible. Unfortunately, not all countries have a microscope on hand, hence the desire to create quick and effective solutions to diagnose or not malaria.
New prototypes, such as the Rapid Assessment of Malaria (RAM), have been developed. RAM could provide more accurate results than Rapid Diagnostic Tests (TDR) currently in use. The low-cost, reusable device uses electromagnetic waves and light to detect the presence of parasites, without the need for temperature-sensitive reagents.
13 – When are the vaccines against HIV?
HIV affects millions of people around the world, and very expensive treatments are still far from being available to everyone. Since vaccines represent the most effective and cheapest way of fighting diseases, scientists have been studying this avenue for years in order to find an effective solution to fight against this scourge.
Among the possible solutions, the vaccine candidates still under study: AAV-PG9, VRC01, VRC07-523LS and 3BNC117. These aim to exploit the potential of broad spectrum neutralizing antibodies to make disease variants harmless.
14 – Other new treatments for HIV?
Taking oral antiretroviral medication daily can effectively treat HIV to slow and sometimes stop the progression of AIDS. Researchers have started working on treatments that could be given less frequently. Two candidates currently exist, GSK1265744 and TMC278-LA, might one day be injected once every two months to fight the virus.
15 – Fighting tuberculosis with new drugs
Despite the availability of effective antibiotic treatments to fight tuberculosis (TB), more than a million people die each year from this disease, mainly in low-resource settings. Treating tuberculosis is tricky for several reasons, including the unusual chemical composition of the bacterial cell wall, which is a hindrance to many antibiotics.
Therefore, treatment may sometimes require the use of more than one medication for extended periods of time. A multi-drug treatment of tuberculosis, known as BPaZ, includes two promising new drugs. Thanks to him, the disease will be able to be treated in a few months, without injection.
16 – Faster diagnosis of tuberculosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose based only on symptoms. In order to be able to provide a definitive diagnosis, the cultivation of a clinical sample is necessary in order to identify the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. This long process can take up to several weeks. The initial diagnosis is often made by microscopy, which therefore requires the patient to come back several times.
Again nucleic acid amplification tests allow for faster diagnosis and initiation of treatment. For example, the Xpert MTB / RIF is an automated Review for detect tuberculosis and possible drug resistance. The results are given in two hours and the device is simple to install.
17 – New injectable contraceptives
Injectable contraceptives are among the most popular contraceptive methods worldwide. They offer women safe and effective protection. Sayana Press has promised to make injectable contraceptives more accessible in low-resource settings.
This product is a lower dose formulation of the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera, packaged in a Uniject single-use injection system. A subcutaneous injection provides protection for three months.
18 – A vaginal ring against genital herpes and HIV
A vaginal ring against genital herpes and HIV has been developed by French researchers. The contraceptive should be able to diffuse drug concentrations, 1.5-3.5mg per day aciclovir to fight genital herpes and 3-5mg daily tenofovir to fight HIV. The ring, which should be able to be effective for 50 days, is still in the testing phase and a silicone ring could perhaps be marketed in 2018.
19 – When Google attacks diabetes
Google wants to attack Diabetes by working on its contact lenses to check its pain-free sugar level. No more need with this device to prick your finger. The lenses should be cwith a microchip, sensors and an antenna barely thicker than a hair. The device would thus check the wearer’s glucose level thanks to its tear fluid. At one time, we even talked about the possible presence of a LED that would light up to prevent a hypoglycemia attack.
20 – A smart health connected sensor to monitoring cancerous tumors
MIT researchers have developed an incredible smart health connected sensor that will allow them to fight cancer tumors more effectively. The tiny device will analyze their development and propagation mode and then transmit the information collected to the nursing staff to allow them toadapt the patient’s treatment according to his results.
21 – Eko Core to monitoring your heart rate
Eko Core is an intelligent module to connect to a stethoscope. It will allow to transcribe via a iOS app heartbeats on a screen. No diagnosis is provided with this device, an electrocardiogram is sent to the doctor via Bluetooth in order to prevent illness or possible malformation.
22 – Clinicloud, the ultimate evolution of the doctor-patient relationship
This medical kit will allow the preliminary work of his doctor to be carried out. monitoring his temperature, almost all his breathing is possible thanks to the stethoscopes and the thermometer provided. combining infrared and Bluetooth technology, these devices are easy to use thanks to their application and easily transportable. Last point, in the United States the patient will be able to benefit from advice from a doctor by chatting with him on demand on ehealth.
23 – 3D printed drugs
This summer of 2015, the US food and medical agency, the FDA, authorized the marketing of 3D printed drugs. Spritam is a medicine used to fight epilepsy in adults and children. The The marketing of this first drug manufactured in 3D is planned for the first quarter of 2016.
24 – Robots to help the elderly
The aging of the population is not a legend. The WHO says the world’s population aged 60 and over is expected to reach two billion by 2050. With age, performing simple tasks can sometimes be extremely difficult. Hence the need for health home help able to assist the elderly. To this end, Toyota recently unveiled Human Suppot, a robot capable of fulfilling this role. In particular, it will be able to pick up objects from the ground or grab them at a height and can be used to telepresence thanks to a touch pad fixed on his head.
25 – Nima will make life easier for people with gluten intolerance
Living gluten-free is, before becoming a fashion phenomenon, a real constraint for people intolerant to the protein fraction of the grain. To make their lives easier and allow them to quickly know whether or not they can taste a dish, Nima was created.
This little triangle is very simple to use. Just slide a food sample into a small, single-use capsule that fits into the sensor and press a button. In two minutes, Nima will analyze food and display a happy face if the dish can be eaten or sad otherwise.
*SENSOR REQUIRES Peanut TEST CAPSULES TO FUNCTION, CAPSULES SOLD SEPARATELY**.
26 – Use 3D technology to create prostheses
The use of 3D technology is becoming more and more democratic and makes it possible to work miracles. For example, a titanium 3D implant could be used to replace part of a patient’s rib cage suffering from a tumor. This solution is much less risky than those previously used since traditional prostheses are flat titanium plates, which sometimes risk coming off causing complications.
27 – Google wants to create a medical tracker dedicated solely to health
Google definitely puts the package on medical devices. The American giant is currently working on a smart health connected bracelet specially dedicated to health and responsible for collecting data necessary for clinical trials and medical monitoring. Google aims to make its device much more precise than the technologies currently available on the market, with a better real-time transmission of information to doctors.
28 – Control your eyesight more simply thanks to Smart Vision Labs
Controlling your eyesight in the blink of an eye is now possible thanks to Smart Vision Labs and SVOne. This tool in addition to being inexpensive is very simple to use since all you need is an iPhone 5s to control your vision. A small box in which patients will look is smart health connected to the smartphone so that it takes a series of shots of each eye. The application will then establish a diagnosis and indicate the type and strength of the corrections to be applied to treat vision problems.
29 – monitoring your health closely with the “Scepter”
With the Scepter, you can rule your health without any problem. This tool developed by Qloudlab allows doctors to send valuable information about their health. In addition to blood tests, the device is capable of analyze user urine using modules removable. By inserting a tongue into the base where a drop of blood has been placed, Scepter will comb it out and communicate results quickly via Bluetooth on the smartphone. Information can be sent to the doctor or to the Cloud
30 – Sleep easy with Philips Dream Family
People with sleep apnea are forced to sleep with a noisy and burdensome arsenal. This is why the brand presents a range of three products designed to make life easier. The first device is DreamWear, a discreet mask that will be easily forgotten once worn and with which the patient will be able to sleep in almost any position.
It is smart health connected to the DreamStation continuous positive pressure ventilation device which will adapt its pressure level to promote sleep and ensure good monitoring of nights. These will also be available on the DreamMapper application.
primary external source: 2015 IC2030 report