BioDirection, Inc. Announces Exclusive Worldwide License for Tbit™ System to Diagnose and Monitor Sepsis

Proprietary nanowire technology to be evaluated as potential diagnostic platform for measuring inflammatory biomarkers associated with bacterial infection affecting 30 million people worldwide

BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDirection, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing rapid, whole blood based point-of-care products for the diagnosis and management of concussions and other acquired traumatic brain injuries, today announced that the company has obtained an exclusive worldwide license for the use of the Tbit™ System to diagnose and monitor sepsis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states, "Sepsis is a complication caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection. It can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis is a medical emergency. Time matters. When sepsis is quickly recognized and treated, lives are saved." Additionally, it is reported that sepsis is the most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals, costing nearly $27 billion in 2018.

How University of Utah Health cut sepsis costs by 10%

As one of the leading causes of deaths in hospitals, sepsis — a complication often hard to identify — presents a unique challenge to hospital leaders. Since the risk of death from sepsis increases by about 8 percent with each hour before intervention, it is crucial for hospitals to improve sepsis awareness among staff members and speed sepsis responses.

Attorney Explains how to Protect Against America’s Epidemic of Senior Medical Kidnappings

Attorney Explains how to Protect Against America’s Epidemic of Senior Medical Kidnappings

As we have previously reported here at Health Impact News, the medical kidnapping of America’s elderly is a $273 BILLION industry.

Medical kidnapping of senior citizens occurs when a doctor, usually a psychiatrist, deems 

that the senior can no longer take care of themselves, and gets a judge to sign an order of “guardianship” or “conservatorship” to someone working for the State.

Feinstein Institute researcher awarded $1.65M to examine vagus nerve's role in sepsis

MANHASSET, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Valentin A. Pavlov, PhD, received a five-year, $1.65 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the vagus nerve's role in the inflammation and metabolism associated with sepsis. Having a better understanding of the nervous system's signaling during sepsis could lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets within the scope of bioelectronic medicine.

Kidnapped' by the Mayo Clinic; Death by Colonoscopy; Health Officials' Secret Finances

"Kidnapped" by the Mayo Clinic

Two years ago, 18-year-old Alyssa Gilderhus suffered a brain aneurysm during the Christmas holidays. Gilderhus was then placed at the Mayo Clinic for treatment. But she and her family didn't like the care she was given and wished to transfer to a different hospital. The Mayo Clinic said no and even tried to get legal guardianship over the young woman.

Death By Colonoscopy?

Many times, common procedures turn deadly, and an investigation by Kaiser Health Newsand USA Today network found lax regulations for outpatient centers where these deaths happen. In 17 states, if patients die or are severely injured in one, there is no way to report that the death was after outpatient surgery center care.

Concern as sepsis death rates rise dramatically

The number of NHS patients who have died of sepsis has risen dramatically across three major hospitals in Suffolk and Essex over the last four years.

Best Hospitals In New Hampshire: U.S. News Rankings 2018-19-Nashua's Hospital of Death (Sepsis central) did NOT make this list

Best Hospitals In New Hampshire: U.S. News Rankings 2018-19

Nashua's Hospital of Death (Sepsis central) did NOT make this list! Someone out there is listening!

U.S. News and World Report has released its 2018-19 rankings of best hospitals in the country.

U.S. News & World Report has released its rankings of the best hospitals in America for 2018-19, evaluating more than 4,500 hospitals in the country across 16 specialties and nine procedures and conditions. U.S. News also ranked the best hospitals in America by region.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon was ranked as the best in the state.