Shortwave infrared instrument could see deeper, help improve diagnosis of ear infections
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 06:31
in Health & Medicine
A new device developed by researchers at MIT and a physician at Connecticut Children's Medical Center could greatly improve doctors' ability to accurately diagnose ear infections. That could drastically reduce the estimated 2 million cases per year in the United States where such infections are incorrectly diagnosed and unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed. Such overprescriptions are considered a major cause of antibiotic resistance.