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Alternative treatment for respiratory or sleep disorders
SoeMac is an alternative treatment for people with respiratory and sleep disorders. It is a CE marked, Class I Medical Device, that uses patent protected technology to produce and deliver a beneficial form of Oxygen Energy for the body to use. Typical health benefits include; easier and deeper breathing and clearance of excess mucus, a deeper and better quality of sleep, more energy to go about the daily tasks, and an increase in the user's positivity. There is no mask or canula. The SoeMac is located on the bedside table, and runs each and every night. There are already thousands of satisfied customers, and a formal controlled Clinical Study is currently underway in the East Midlands, with health professionals and academics. www.soemac.com .
4 August 2019 by Mel Raassina

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Australians create clinical passport enabling healthcare staff to identify their strengths
A clinical passport enabling healthcare staff to identify strengths, competencies and areas for improvement was developed on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Osler Technology was founded in 2015 by Dr Todd Fraser ? intensive care and retrieval medicine specialist ? and colleagues Steve Sacks and Jeff Ayton. Dr Fraser believes a better approach is possible for students and medical professionals to achieve excellence in patient care. Osler is a ?clear record of competence that allows users to migrate between facilities with a known and verifiable scope of practice.? This is the first such record of this type. | http://tiny.cc/nnc39y
23 July 2019 by Mel Raassina

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A new screw to help in complex surgeries
The new REX screw is a removable, expandable titanium screw that aims to assist in complex surgeries to treat hip fractures and other bone injuries, as well as spinal conditions. It should benefit patients all over the world requiring complex surgeries. https://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/innovative-curtin-led-medical-start-up-takes-important-step-forward/
16 July 2019 by IdeaSpies

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Pain-free device to assist diabetics
Nanophotonics expert, Professor Xiaoke Yi is leading a team of medical and engineering researchers at the University of Sydney?s School of Electrical and Information Engineering to develop the breath ketone analyser. The device aims to help people with type 1 diabetes to detect and manage life-threatening ketoacidosis which occurs due to the liver producing high levels of ketones in response to low insulin levels. Professor Yi says that the process to use the device will be as simple as roadside breath testing, where blood ketone levels can be calculated by measuring the concentration of acetone in a patient?s breath. Yi?s team are working on a more compact and low-cost solution into the future. | https://www.createdigital.org.au/australian-engin
8 July 2019 by Mel Raassina

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Connecting communities with telepsychology
Australia is a vast country, with many living in rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas and lacking access to mental health support services. Source Health is a multi-disciplinary mental health service that offers support to individuals, communities and corporate bodies via telepsychology with local medical and allied health service providers. With a special interest in RRR and Indigenous mental health, their goal is to reach out to the immediate communities and individuals who may have difficulty travelling to a service provider due to geographical distance, isolated jobs, poor time availability or incapacity. Mental health support is available anytime, anywhere through this innovative online platform. https://www.facebook.com/mysourcehealth/
27 June 2019 by Mel Raassina

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A drug to halt mental decline
The first drug to combat Alzheimer's disease as a result of ageing is on the horizon after scientists proved they can halt mental decline by clearing the sticky plaques from the brain that cause dementia. Patients treated with the highest dose of the antibody drug aducanumab experienced an almost complete clearance of the amyloid plaques that prevent brain cells communicating and lead to irreversible memory loss. If shown to be effective in larger trials, the first drug to prevent dementia could be available in a few years. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/alzheimers-breakthrough-drug-that-halts-mental-decline-hailed-as-be
24 June 2019 by idea-2