Diversion device: A specialised device used during blood collection to divert the initial blood flow, which may harbour skin contaminants, thereby reducing false-positive culture results.

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The global vacuum blood collection device market is expected to witness steady growth during the forecast period from 2025 to 2035. In 2025, the market reached USD 2.8 billion and is projected to grow ...

Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system ...

The milli-spinner thrombectomy device uses spinning-induced forces to mechanically modify blood-clot microstructure, shrinking clot volume by up to 95% for rapid, safe removal. By densifying the ...

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Researchers at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, have created a low-cost biosensor for rapid metabolite detection in bodily fluids, costing just Rs 15. This needle-free device monitors glucose and lactate ...

Many people find the data confusing and unhelpful. "Many people come to me and say, 'I have been using the device for three or even 12 months, and I have all this data, but I don't know what it means.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The future of testing your blood sugar as a diabetic could a small device. No more pricking your fingers, or wearing a monitor. All you’d have to do is breathe into it.

Every few minutes or so, it sends a signal to an app on your phone with an estimate of your blood sugar. (It measures the sugar concentration between your skin cells, which roughly correlates with ...

A group of French researchers have discovered a new, "ultra rare" blood group in a Guadeloupean woman after years of researching and sequencing her blood, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) said ...

In bloodstream infections, shorter time to positivity in blood culture is a reliable prognostic marker, associating with higher disease severity and poorer 30-day mortality outcomes.