Marburg Virus (MARV) has been wreaking havoc in Africa, with 5 deaths reported from Tanzania in the last 24 hours. Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea reported an outbreak of MARV with 9 fatalities. This Ebola-like hemorrhagic virus is characterized by symptoms of high fever, followed by bleeding and organ failure. Something that can help the […]
continue readingmidge medical GmbH has received a CE-IVD mark for its SARS-CoV-2 PoC-NAT professional use “minoo” rapid testing system
Accurate positive and negative test results digitally available after only 18 minutes Only system in the global rapid molecular, palm-size scanner testing market utilizing evolutionary, field-tested RT-RPA technology Now focusing on next milestones: advanced multiplexing platform, anywhere usability and 10 additional commercially attractive new assays beyond SARS-CoV-2 Product developed and produced in Germany New funding […]
continue readingWelt-Antibiotika-Tag: Arztdiagnosen stützen, Antibiotika-Verordnungen reduzieren
Ärzte verschreiben häufig, oft unnötig, Antibiotika. Das führt zu Resistenzen gegen die Wirkstoffe, mittlerweile ein weltweites Problem, nicht nur bei Infektionskrankheiten. Wie können Risiken gesenkt werden? Eine Lösung ist es, mit Hilfe eines Minilabors, wie ihn das Medizintechnik-Unternehmen midge medical aus Berlin entwickelt, den CRP-Wert im Blut zu prüfen. Dieser Wert gibt Auskunft, ob die […]
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