“Our findings emphasise the critical importance of paying attention to kidney function and disease in caring for patients who have had Covid-19,” said Ziyad Al-Aly, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University. “If kidney care isn’t an integral part of Covid-19 post-acute care strategy, then we will miss opportunities to help potentially hundreds of thousands […]

Harassment at work takes a digital route during the pandemic Drone technology has come a long way. From remote surveillance to unmanned warfare, the US has used and continues to use, drones for a wide range of uses. Now, the US Air Force is developing ‘microdrones’ that are bird-like and are remote-controlled. What makes these […]

Local production vital to 3D printed wheelchairs project Central to the project is the idea of producing the wheelchairs locally to their recipients. Not only does this ensure that each one is designed to suit its owner’s needs, but also prevents the time delays normally associated with shipping internationally to developing countries. To achieve this, […]

Asia-Pacific, Assistive Technology, June 25 2019 The Ministry of Health and Welfare has secured 1.3 billion won ($1.1 million) for developing care robots for the elderly and disabled, the ministry said Monday. The ministry-affiliated National Rehabilitation Center held a care robot symposium Monday in the Gangbuk district of Seoul, ahead of the launch of the […]

[ad_1] INDIA – Researchers with the Global Disability Innovation Hub, co-led by UCL (University College London) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi), are developing wheelchair-accessible maps of Delhi, India. “Infrastructure in India can often make pushing a wheelchair or tricycle difficult. We’re trying to identify how people are currently getting around [...]