News Digest 15.04.2024 — 17.04.2024
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The government increased the standard for medicines and medical products for beneficiaries by 83.5 rubles
The Government of the Russian Federation has established a new standard for monthly costs of social assistance for beneficiaries. Now the amount is 1,211.3 rubles per month, which is 83.5 rubles more than in the previous year. The funds will be used to purchase medicines and medical products for beneficiaries, as well as specialized food for disabled children.
The resolution states that beneficiaries will receive such assistance “in the form of a social security service in accordance with the standards of medical care according to prescriptions from a doctor (paramedic).” The document applies to legal relations arising from February 1, 2024.
Medicines and medical products are provided to more than 20 categories of preferential groups of citizens. Among them are disabled people, combat veterans, unemployed pensioners living alone, people with chronic diseases, children under three years old (for large families - up to six years old).
In 2020, this standard was 886.4 rubles (increased by 26 rubles compared to 2019), in 2021 - 929.8 rubles (increased by 43 rubles), and in 2022 it was increased to 1,007.9 rubles ( increased by 78.1 rubles). Last year, the amount per person per month increased by 119.9 rubles and amounted to 1,127.8 rubles.
In June 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation allocated an additional 1.5 billion rubles to provide beneficiaries with medicines, medical products and medical nutrition. In total, in 2023, more than 48.2 billion rubles were allocated in the federal budget to provide beneficiaries with such products.
Market news
In Astrakhan, 310 million rubles will be invested in a rehabilitation center for war veterans
Funding for the creation of a rehabilitation center for war veterans in Astrakhan will amount to 310 million rubles; these funds will be used to overhaul the building and purchase equipment. First Deputy Chairman of the Committee Leonid Ogul announced this at a visiting meeting of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection in Astrakhan.
“I ask you to support the initiative to create a hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of war veterans and consider the possibility of allocating funds from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation in the amount of 310 million rubles to carry out a major overhaul of the building and equip it with medical equipment,” Ogul said, addressing members of the committee.
The initiative was supported by the committee, a TASS correspondent reports from the meeting. As Ogul added, the lack of a specialized medical facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of war veterans remains one of the significant problems for the Astrakhan region. The building of the Alexander-Mariinsky Regional Clinical Hospital was chosen to house the future institution. There will be a clinic for 150 visits per shift and three inpatient departments with 70 beds: a therapeutic, neurological and rehabilitation department.
On Monday, Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced that in Astrakhan, on the basis of the Alexander-Mariinsk Regional Clinical Hospital, it is planned to create a rehabilitation center for veterans and participants in a special military operation (SVO).
Source: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/20563319
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Artificial intelligence has been taught to detect narrowing of cerebral arteries
A scientific team of specialists from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Polytechnic University and Gammamed-Soft LLC has developed a unique algorithm using artificial intelligence to automatically detect stenotic (narrowed) areas of the brain arteries. As the press service of the Moscow Polytechnic University reported to TASS, the assessment of blood vessels is carried out on the basis of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) data.
Source: https://nauka.tass.ru/nauka/20542511
A tracked medical robotic complex will be sent to the North Military District zone
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the immediate production of a promising ground-based medical robotic complex for evacuating the wounded from a special military operation (SVO) zone, the department's press service reported. According to him, such a car is “incredibly anticipated.”
In the coming days, by order of Shoigu, the car must go to the combat zone. “We need to try it at the front and launch it into series immediately,” the minister said. According to him, such tow trucks are needed as quickly as possible and in as many numbers as possible.
Cranial implants that are printed on a 3D printer are approved for the first time in the United States
This was reported by the American company 3D Systems, specializing in the development and production of 3D printers, as well as materials for 3D printing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared its VSP PEEK Cranial Implant product and technology under the streamlined 510(k) process, which is used for marketed medical devices.
The regulator's decision covers software, the 3D Systems EXT 220 MED 3D printer, and PEEK (polyetheretherketone) material. As the developers indicated, the production of their implants can use 85% less materials than traditional machining. In addition, the company reports, using equipment and software, doctors will be able to produce implants that take into account the physiological characteristics of patients directly in hospitals.
Previously, the company manufactured 40 cranial implants that were used in Europe during cranioplasty operations.
An American company has created an application for training surgeons on Apple Vision Pro
Osso VR has developed the Osso Health application, which allows surgeons alone or as a team to hone their skills using Apple Vision Pro 3D virtual reality glasses. For example, the development makes it possible to simulate a total knee replacement and other manipulations.
Apple Vision has been actively used in medicine since the beginning of the year. For example, Medivis, a developer of augmented reality and navigation for surgeons, created the SurgicalAR application for Vision Pro, which allows you to convert 2D images (CT/MRI) into three-dimensional format and view them from different angles. Afterwards, an American surgeon performed an operation to reconstruct the spine wearing Apple Vision Pro glasses.
Source: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/osso-vr-launches-surgical-training-app-apple-vision-pro
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