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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, essential workers on the frontline like healthcare professionals, grocery store workers, and public transportation drivers have received a great deal of praise from the American people. The idea that they’re willing to risk their lives to serve their communities during a time of crisis is honorable, to say the least. While they certainly deserve all the acknowledgments and praise, a commonly overlooked group of professionals are laboratory workers.  Pathologists, medical researchers, medical technicians, genetic counselors, and other laboratory personnel work tirelessly every day to fight the coronavirus pandemic on all fronts for the greater good. Despite the riskiness of working directly with this vicious and sometimes deadly virus, th...

From AI and big data in the pharmaceutical industry to 3D printing and artificial organs in the medical field, medical technology is making great strides.  Everyone knows that any medical product design, whether it's health wearables or something more complicated needs quality product development companies behind them. Testing a possible health-related gadget or product is extremely important and should be put through rigorous testing before the product goes to final production.  With that being said, the products listed below have been put through every test imaginable and are some of the best medical advances in technology to come out of 2019.  3-D Printing  3-D printing is taking the healthcare industry by storm. One of the reasons this is true is that the...

Compared to a lot of other countries, tap water in the US is certainly safe for the most part. However, that’s not necessarily always true, as it depends mostly on where you are or which areas you are traveling through. Major Cities with Unhealthy Tap Water Quality Unfortunate as it is, even some major cities have faced or are still facing a significant crisis in meeting the demand for clean, healthy drinking water. The list as follows next should provide us with a rough idea of which cities may not have the best public water filtration systems in place so far. High lead content: Milwaukee, Flint, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Newark, Washington DCParticulates: BaltimoreTrihalomethane: Dos PalosHAAs: Detroit, Copper: NewarkMCHM: CharlestonRadium: BradyPerfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS...

From a growing demand for environmentally friendly drugs to demanding that landscaping at hospitals is green, the healthcare field is being taken to task to go green just like every other sector in the world.  From going paperless with bills to going paperless with options such as SCF finance cash flow suppliers, they are doing their part to comply. Luckily, there are other ways that hospitals and other sectors of the healthcare field can go green as well. If you're looking for some options for your hospital, read on below for a few that might just help you out.  Always Purchase Green Cleaning Products Hospitals should provide a safe clean environment for patients and staff alike. You can do that by purchasing green cleaning products to use. It is a fact that many common...

Technical documentation is difficult for both writers and readers. This is not just because of the inherent complexity of a technical subject, but also because of the complexity of language itself to simulate a semblance of reality.  It’s not enough to simply equip a writing team with the best technical writer software and ask them to do the best they can to explain a technical product, process, or performance. There are many nuances to technical writing that affect its quality. Fortunately, there are three guidelines to make technical documentation easier for readers to understand and act upon the valuable, well-researched information. Increase Clarity  Unless a technical writer understands that the purpose of documentation is to increase clarity, then it’s only too ...

Proteins perform a vast array of functions. Their structure and their role in the different metabolic networks has always been a popular subject of study for scientists. The most widespread techniques that must be explored in order to understand protein behavior are their characterization and purification methods. Protein analysis instruments are utilized to measure biomolecular interactions, enzyme kinetics, affinity characterization, among other biological events. DNA sequencing techniques are among the most useful when describing the primary conformation of a protein. However, to fully describe complex protein behavior, it is necessary to analyze protein structure after foldage. This occurs when the biomolecule acquires its three-dimensional conformation. This configuration defi...