Bacterial Biofilms Emerge as Hidden Engine of the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis
A new review reports that bacteria in biofilms can resist antibiotics up to 1,000 times more than planktonic cells, driving ...
Tag: medical devices
Thermal packs and heating pads dominate FDA device adverse-event reports, study finds
A retrospective analysis of 4,934 FDA device reports from 2016 to 2025 found that passive thermal packs and powered heating ...
New Framework Demands Proof That Recalled Medical Devices Are Actually Closed
A conceptual governance framework proposes auditable evidence, a maturity model and six metrics to verify that every affected medical device ...
Ventilator brand, not mode, drives electricity use in ICU bench study
A bench study of nine intensive care ventilators found that brand, not ventilation mode, was the dominant determinant of electricity ...
UC San Diego Wins Up to $29.9 Million ARPA-H Award to Map Hidden Hospital Cyber Dependencies
UC San Diego has received an ARPA-H award of up to $29.9 million to lead a four-year project with the ...
Investigation of gear design parameters for soft-gear-driven self-propelled colonoscopy robot
Researchers built a self-propelled colonoscopy robot with soft 3D-printed gears that reached 9.6 mm/s and 1.5 N of propulsive force ...
AI-Powered Stethoscope Flags Hidden Congestion in Heart Failure Patients Before Discharge
An AI-based auscultation device that detects congestion in patients discharged after acute heart failure was associated with higher risks of ...
Biomedical Engineering Letters marks ten years of growth and a new editor-in-chief
A retrospective editorial by outgoing Editor-in-Chief Jae Sung Lee recounts Biomedical Engineering Letters' 2021 SCIE indexing, its Topic Editor system, ...
Why Medical Membranes Must Match More Than Just Tissue Stiffness
A new review argues that designing polymeric membranes for medical devices requires matching anisotropy, fatigue, viscoelasticity and degradation to living ...
North Carolina study links hurricane flooding to worse older-adult outcomes
A North Carolina analysis linked hurricane flooding with increased hospitalizations and deaths among older Medicare beneficiaries using electricity-dependent medical devices, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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