%In the #aftermath of the conflicts between #Israel and #Gaza in #2012, medical teams had no access to important equipment in order to take care of the #injured.% - http://clapway.com/2015/08/16/stethoscope-3d-printed-099/

Tarek Loubani, a doctor working at the Shifa hospital in Gaza, has figured out a way to give hospitals across the blockaded strip easy access to low-cost medical instruments. Loubani has developed a stethoscope which costs only 30 cents and can be 3D printed.

THE PROJECT GLIA

Tarek Loubani has been “trying to release high quality free medical hardware to increase availability to those who need it”, as the website of Glia project states. Project Glia, according to The Register, was developed in the aftermath of the conflicts between Israel and Gaza in 2012, when Loubani and his medical team had no access to important equipment in order to take care of those injured.

In fact, as he said at the Chaos Communications Camp, he was forced to put his ear to the victims’ chests in order to hear their heartbeats due to the lack of good stethoscopes.

THE 30-CENT-STETHOSCOPE

Together with a team of medical and technology specialists, Tarek Loubani designed the stethoscope and tested it against global standard benchmarks and, as he says, it is as good as any stethoscope -“and he has the data to prove it”.

Now, he is confident that the medical instrument that he funded himself and has cost him more than 11,000 dollars so far will be approved soon since it has only been used locally for the past six months. Also, audio-frequency response curve tests revealed that it provides better sound quality than the infamous Littman Cardiology III.

The idea of the 3D-printed stethoscope was inspired by his nephew. When Loubani tested his stethoscope toy, he found it performed much better than expected.

The innovative stethoscope by project Glia has been released as an open source model on Github for anyone to use.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The stethoscope was just the beginning since the team is now working on some of the most expensive devices in medical centers including a pulse oximeter, an electrocardiogram for cardiac patients and will work on haemodialysis machines.

Loubani’s goal is to replace expensive solutions, following the footsteps of the Free Software Movement, and he hopes that in 25 years the world is going to be a better place. For everyone.

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UCLA Hospital System Hacked - http://clapway.com/2015/07/18/ucla-hospital-system-hacked975/

Another high risk data breach has been marked by the most recent hack into the UCLA System’s computer network. Hackers may have accessed sensitive information on as many 4.4 million patients.

THIS ISNT THE FIRST HEALTHCARE-RELATED CYBER ATTACK

This recent cyber-attack at UCLA is shortly after a major breach of federal employee records an another hack at a health insurance giant Anthem Inc. that affected 80 million Americans.

THIS MOST RECENT ATTACK HAS PEOPLE questioning HOSPITAL RECORD SAFETY

These recent cyber-attacks are bringing many questions as to the safety and ability of hospitals, medical providers and health insurers to protect the large amounts of electronic medical records and sensitive information that they hold.

The UCLA hack revealed that it hadn’t taken the small and basic steps of encrypting patient data brought about major criticism from patient advocates and security experts. This is very crucial, especially due to the fact that cybercriminals are targeting major players in retail, healthcare and government.

According to a Patient Privacy Rights founder, breaches of this nature will continue to happen because the healthcare system has built large amounts of systems with many weak links in them.

UCLA IS WORKING WITH FBI AND SECURITY EXPERTS

On Friday, UCLA announced that its working with hired computer forensic experts and the FBI to secure its networks. They also said that there isn’t any proof that any patient data was taken during the attack, but the possibility cannot be ruled out until the investigation is over. Hospital officials say that they are taking this attack very seriously and that patient privacy is of extreme importance to the university.

HOSPITAL REVEALED UNUSUAL ACTIVITY SINCE OCTOBER 2014

It was also revealed that the hospital has been detecting unusual activity on their computers servers since October of last year. Investigations were done with the help of the FBI. According to UCLA, it was not until May 5th that investigators determined that the hackers had gained access to parts of the UCLA Health’s computer networks where patient information was stored. This information included names, Social Security numbers, Medicare and health plan identification, and dates of birth. Some of the patient data dates back to 1990. According to UCLA, this access could have began as early as September of 2014.

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UCLA Hospital System Hacked