Mayo Clinic has developed a test that can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in clinical samples. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. The test, “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2), Molecular Detection” has been fully validated. Data from this test will be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for review and emergency use authorization. “This test should help ease some of the burden that is currently being felt at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state public health laboratories,” says William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. “We are doing everything we can to help relieve the burden during this time … Continue reading Mayo Clinic develops test to detect COVID-19 infection

After attending the recent Digital Health Middle East 2020 conference, we decided to delve deeper into where the industry stands now and what is in for us in the future. Digitalisation is revolutionising the healthcare industry with new technologies being introduced for affordability and patient care so we get Harald Wolf, General Manager, Roche Diagnostics Middle East to give his insights. Q: What is the value of in-vitro diagnostics and why is it a crucial component of clinical care? IVD has long been considered the silent champion of healthcare, given that it influences over 60 percent of clinical decision-making while accounting for … Continue reading Healthcare Evolved

What did Humanscale showcase at Arab Health this year? At Arab Health this yearwe showcased our full range of next-generation point-of-care solutions that are designed to advance patient safety. These technologies constitute a vital component of patient care services at several hospitals in the Middle East and Africa who were seeking more automated solutions for their workflow. Among the technologies we demonstrated were the T7 Mobile Technology Carts and MedSync Mobile Technology Carts. We are also launching our ELORA hot swap battery power option for the international market for the first time with 240V/50Hz power supply. Why are these technologies … Continue reading HUMANSCALE: Arab Health 2020

Neopharma, a leading global pharmaceutical company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) the global science-led healthcare company, have announced the launch of the first ever locally produced batch of medicines, as a result of their partnership to create localization and manufacturing opportunities in the UAE. The partnership, announced in April 2019, established Neopharma as GSK’s third-party manufacturer for handling the secondary packaging process (the final manufacturing stage) for six of GSK’s most prescribed medicines in the UAE. This first batch includes thirty-five thousand packages of medicine, which have been manufactured at Neopharma’s manufacturing plant in Abu … Continue reading Neopharma and GSK Partnership Produces First Line of Medicines Packaged in UAE