Aethlon Medical, Inc., a San Diego-based biotech company has received a $3.5 million grant from National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research for studies in head and neck cancer. These studies will be a collaborative project between Aethlon and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The collaboration will profile the biomarkers […]

Among the uses for robotics in healthcare is in safely training medical personnel. This is especially important with ventilator shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaumard Scientific has created HAL, a robotic patient simulator that can be intubated and attached to an actual ventilator. The Miami-based company has spent years improving its simulator mannequins and is working to […]

With the advent of COVID-19, all aspects of life have changed, including healthcare education. Due to the pandemic, there has been an increased reliance on robot-like patient simulators for training. Healthcare education encompasses a broad spectrum from undergraduate student clinical training to in-service training for experienced medical professionals. COVID-19 forced a reimagining of all of […]