August 19, 2022 Allergy/Immunology Discovery of largely unchanged ‘weak spot’ in COVID-19 variants could lead to better treatment options
January 27, 2021 Biomedical Engineering After 10 months of daily pandemic segments, @billcarrolltalk and I changed gears and talked about Israeli defibrillator drones with nary a “C” word mentioned.
January 25, 2021 Biomedical Engineering Two positive steps forward for treatment and testing of coronavirus.
November 23, 2020 Biomedical Engineering Harvard modelling study concludes that rapid-turnaround testing can significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus.
November 4, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The new and improved triple-layer face mask! You do not have to throw out your old one. It still works. Plus, small unpublished study on T-cell response reports that it is still present six months after Covid infection.
May 4, 2020 Apps and diagnosis Health Canada pauses approval for Spartan Bioscience SARS-CoV-2 test because of nasal swab issue and not the device itself. And more study needed before concluding children are not super spreaders of SARS-CoV-2.
November 21, 2017 Biomedical Engineering Digital pill tracks patient compliance: Privacy and data collections issues abound.
April 26, 2017 Biomedical Engineering Artificial uterus research moves forward with premature lamb model. Much more needs to follow before running human trials.