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Ascend, from Roam Robotics, is a smart knee orthosis designed to provide relief from knee pain and intuitively support everyday mobility. A previous clinical study of knee osteoarthritis participants demonstrated an average of 46 percent pain reduction, and 67 percent exhibited functional improvement when using the device. Ascend is the first wearable robotic device to show usefulness in everyday life for people suffering from knee joint pain who want to regain independence and live more active lifestyles. Ascend is also registered with the FDA as a Class I medical device.
"Roam is focused on a massively underserved market. More than 20 percent of the global population is limited by their body's mobility, and as medical advancements help people live longer that number is only going to increase," said Tim Swift, Roam's CEO and Founder. "Our approach to wearable robotics works seamlessly with the human body to help people lead healthier, happier and more active lives, unhindered by physical limitations."
A key strategy is to open satellite OB clinics in rural areas. Two such clinics have opened in the past year. Open one or two afternoons a month, the clinics are housed in community health centers and staffed by medical assistants and/or nurse practitioners who perform in-person prenatal or postpartum checkups. Then, patients meet via videoconference with OB providers in the nearest labor-and-delivery hospital. During the visits, the clinics and hospitals share ultrasound images, vital signs, and other information. The hospital providers bill for their services, while the satellite clinics are supported by the grant.
The academic medical center also maintains a 24/7 call center staffed by labor and delivery nurses, backed up by OB physicians and advanced practice nurses, who offer advice to obstetrical providers and their patients from across the state and help facilitate transports when needed. This approach increased the number of preterm deliveries that happen in facilities with neonatal intensive care units from 28 percent in 2001 to 55 percent in 2017.
Investing in nurse midwives. Nurse midwives could help fill the gaps in rural communities, reduce overreliance on medical interventions, and bring down costs. One study found that states such as Washington that have done a better job of integrating midwives into maternity care tend to have better outcomes for parents and babies. But there remain significant payment and licensure barriers hindering midwives from offering services, particularly in states where more Black babies are born. Expanding the scope of practice for nurse midwives could grow this workforce. Efforts are also needed to encourage partnerships among nurse midwives and physicians to create a continuum of care for pregnant people with differing risks and needs.
Investing in nonmedical services. Medicaid programs could consider paying for low-cost, nonclinical services that could yield substantial returns for rural communities. These could include rides to clinics, doula services, navigation, and other services that can create a continuum of support for pregnant and parenting people before, during, and after childbirth.
Managed cat colonies require designated caretakers and a group of dependable volunteers to care for the animals on a regular basis. Spaying and neutering the cats will stabilize the population of the colony, and the colony size will eventually be reduced through attrition. Any cats which may be newly abandoned or dropped off should be transported to the nearest animal shelter for holding and potential adoption or claiming by owners. Cats that appear ill or injured should be captured and given medical treatment. Colonies must be established in cooperation with the Health Officer, animal control and public health agency, wildlife organizations, humane groups and veterinarians. Colonies should not be established in areas where at-risk wildlife populations could be threatened or where they may pose a nuisance or zoonotic disease risk to the public. The operation of the colony must comply with all State and local laws, rules and ordinances and receive landowner permission.
Trap, neuter and return (TNR) is the non-lethal population control technique utilized in managed cat colonies to humanely capture, vaccinate, identify, and spay or neuter (sterilize) cats. Kittens and cats that are tame enough to be adopted should be sterilized and placed into homes. Adult cats not suitable for adoption are returned to the colony where they live out their lives under the supervision of the colony caretakers and other community volunteers. Cats will need to be re-trapped periodically to update their vaccinations and receive medical care.