Abstract: With nonurgent surgeries on hold, the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted demand for anesthesia instruments and reagents. The practice of anesthesiology is inextricably dependent upon technology....
The prospects for medical imaging modalities, as ultrasound, that fall somewhere in between essential and non-essential equipment during the COVID-19 crisis are not as cut and...
The impact of the pandemic is likely to reverberate for years to come, with production unlikely to recover any time in the near future. 2021 should...
The actual impact that COVID-19 has had on the medical imaging industry still remains to be estimated, as hospitals and imaging facilities strive to figure out...
As COVID-19 progressed, the dynamics changed completely. Ventilators were not the savior as perceived to be earlier. When the first wave of coronavirus patients flooded the...
The ultrasound players need to now take the handheld systems segment seriously. Over the years, the use of ultrasound has gradually expanded beyond radiology, cardiology and...
Patient care is rapidly being transformed and new types of products, services, and applications are emerging. In this environment, patient monitoring continues to play a central...
Oxygen access has been a long-neglected element of health system planning. The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the role of medical oxygen. Oxygen therapy is a major...
A fully functional OR leveraging technological advancement not only addresses growing complexities in diseases but also enhances efficiency of surgeons is finally understood. The operating room...
MRI has been perceived as a futuristic imaging technology for the past few decades. That might be about to change with the advent of new MRI...
With surge in COVID-19 infections, several cities in the country could be running short of critical health infrastructure and hospital beds is one of them. The...
In most medical facilities, fewer than 10 percent of procedures performed are endoscopies, as compared to before the pandemic. And access to negative pressure rooms either...
The ECG machines are sporting state-of-the-art software that are keeping close tabs on COVID-19’s assault on the heart, allowing clinicians to react early and save lives....
It is essential that all stakeholders, come together on a common platform to address cybersecurity concerns in the area of implantable electronic devices. Since more than...
CT scans are not a substitute for RT-PCR, the reference standard for COVID-19. Yet their role in assessing the damage and deciding the treatment once the...
