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Increasing cyber security awareness

Dear Sir or Madam,

Most cyber attacks begin with some kind of phishing, i.e., an attempt to obtain confidential data by means of forged e-mails, for example. What can already be unpleasant in private life would be a disaster for medical care institutions. Read our interview to find out how employees in hospitals are currently being sensitized to the issue of IT security and how a research project is contributing to this.

Enjoy reading!
Anne Hofmann
Editorial team MEDICA-tradefair.com

	Topic of the Month: Sustainability
	Interview: Cyber security
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Medical consumables: Will the pandemic inspire more sustainable practices?

Topic of the Month

Image: A used surgical mask is hanging from a branch in the woods; Copyright: PantherMedia/srikijt

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a global increase in healthcare commodities and medical consumables: demand for face masks, gloves, protective apparel, and other personal protective equipment has soared as a result. This also applies to rapid tests, reagents, laboratory equipment and supplies. But all this sparked a myriad of problems.

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Packaging: Now THAT is a wrap!

Research & Technology, Disposables and consumables

McMaster inventors’ repellent wrap shown to shed all viruses and bacteria as it moves toward marketplace.

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€13 million goes to the HEALTH-X dataLOFT in Gaia-X

IT systems and IT solutions, Economy & Markets

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has officially handed over the funding award notices for the projects in the European digital ecosystem initiative Gaia-X.

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People with multiple sclerosis benefit from telehealth services

IT systems and IT solutions, Research & Technology

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services were well liked and highly utilized by individuals with multiple sclerosis.

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Increasing cyber security awareness of hospital staff

Interview

Image: Screen showing the message that the files on the computer have been encrypted due to ransomware; Copyright: PantherMedia/Andriy Popov

Medical facilities are considered a critical infrastructure sector. Staff members must receive regular cyber security training to ensure proper IT infrastructure management and prevent shortfalls in medical care.

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An accurate and low-risk diagnostic test for coronary artery disease

Research & Technology, Imaging and diagnostics / medical equipment and devices

Is cardiac computed tomography (CT) as reliable as catheterization in patients with suspected coronary artery disease? Under the leadership of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, researchers from 31 European clinical institutions worked together to address this question as part of the DISCHARGE trial.

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Independent operation of devices for wheelchair users

Physiotherapy / orthopaedic technology, Research & Technology

Brooks Rehabilitation recently announced that the MagTrack study, a collaborative research endeavor with the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been successfully completed.

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Flexible OLED for homogeneous light in the operating room

Research & Technology, Imaging and diagnostics / medical equipment and devices

Within the joint project LAOLA, which was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and has now been completed, large-area lighting applications with OLEDs on flexible substrates should be developed.

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