Tag Archives: Syndrome

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 »

COVID-Linked Syndrome Seen in Kids Found in Adults

Oct. 5, 2020 — Adults can develop a coronavirus-linked syndrome that’s similar to one seen in children, researchers report. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) has killed at least three patients and disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, CNN reported. Like multisystem inflammatory syndrome… Read More »

Computer Vision Syndrome: Coping with Eye Strain

With extended screen time usage by adults and kids to keep up with office & school task there runs a high risk of digital eye strain. High-energy visible light called blue light is emitted by the LED screens of computers, tablets, smartphones and other digital devices. Eye doctors are concerned that the blue light exposure… Read More »

High protein diet nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome may occur when the filtering units of the kidney are damaged. This damage allows protein normally kept in the plasma to leak into the urine in large amounts, which reduces the amount of protein in your blood. Since the protein in the blood helps keep fluid in the bloodstream, some of this fluid… Read More »