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Diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome: Interview with Charles Allan, CEO of MY01

MY01, a medtech company based in Montreal, has developed the Continuous Compartment Pressure Monitor, a sterile, single-use device for the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome. If undiagnosed and untreated, acute compartment syndrome, a condition caused by high pressure around muscles typically following an injury, can have significant consequences for patients. Long-term disability and amputation is… Read More »

Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing

Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More »

Progress in diagnosing fatty liver disease

Bin Dixon-Smith hadn’t heard of fatty liver disease until she was told she had it. “It was a surprise … first of all to learn that it was a thing and secondly, that it could be dangerous,” the 59-year-old told AAP. “I didn’t feel sick. I didn’t feel like there was something wrong with my… Read More »