Turning away from “low-value” (waste, overuse) towards “high-value” health care is critical for the sustainability of solidarity-based healthcare systems. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment is represented on the European Expert Panel. Vienna, 11. July 2019 – On behalf of the European Commission, international health experts are now making a series of recommendations…
Investors Support Phage Therapy: Novel Approach to Solve the Antibiotics Crisis Receives Further Millions
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Vienna (Austria), 27 June 2019: Austrian biotech company PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH successfully completed another financing round. PhagoMed, located at the Vienna Biocenter, is focused on developing virus-(phage-) based therapies against drug-resistant and chronic bacterial infections. Investors provided further EUR 1.5 million in equity investments to support this novel approach to tackle the antibiotics crisis. The…
Make Your Own Template . This provides you the flexibility to
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Creating a layout in Canva frequently entails picking from our premade themes. Nonetheless, you’re cost-free to develop your own layouts without utilizing a make your own template . This provides you the flexibility to discover your own style tips. PropertyIf you are actually the web site proprietor (or even you handle this internet site), satisfy…
A wearable that’s not to be laughed at: newly developed tool for psychological studies to be tested in investigation of laughter
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Scientists at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Austria are currently developing an innovative tool that collects psychological data. They are testing it as part of a study of laughter in every day life. Krems (Austria), 3 June 2019 – Software for an innovative wearable that could optimise the collection of data in psychological…
Robot-assisted surgery: few advantages despite high costs
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment investigates robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen Vienna (Austria), 28. May 2019 – Clinical studies on robot-assisted surgery for indications in the thorax and abdomen have so far shown few advantages for this cost-intensive surgical method. This is the result of a recent analysis by…
Marinomed Biotech AG: Budesolv with a strongly decreased dose of the active ingredient compared to the marketed product Rhinocort Aqua shows pronounced efficacy already after first application – clinical validation of the Marinosolv® platform
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Marinomed Biotech AG: Budesolv with a strongly decreased dose of the active ingredient compared to the marketed product Rhinocort Aqua shows pronounced efficacy already after first application – clinical validation of the Marinosolv® platform • Phase III study successfully completed preparing the ground for entering a multi-billion-dollar market• Even after the first application, Budesolv exhibits…
Health centres for the homeless: evaluation requires trust
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The findings of an international study have now been published by the Austrian Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment Vienna, (Austria) 11 April 2019 – Trust is a vital factor when it comes to evaluating health centres for socially disadvantaged people. This is a basic recommendation of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology…
Psychological intervention study: even brief abstinence from social media causes withdrawal symptoms
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Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences identify addiction-like behaviour after time away from social media Krems (Austria), 14 November 2018 – In many cases, just a seven-day break from social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp is sufficient to induce withdrawal symptoms like those caused by addictive substances. This is the conclusion…
Europe and USA: agreement on definition and diagnosis of specific form of high blood pressure
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Physician from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences plays a part in global consensus-building process Krems (Austria), 6 November 2018 – A transcontinental agreement was recently reached on the definition and diagnosis of a particular form of high blood pressure. Until now, it was difficult to outline a generally accepted set of symptoms – and…
Donor Organs on Demand: Research Looks at Lifelike Organ Models Produced on 3D Printers
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Biomedical engineers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems launch project focused on 3D printing of tissue models Krems, 02 October 2018 – A research project recently initiated at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences aims to produce organ models with realistic material properties. These biological replicas will mainly be deployed in research…