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Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital has developed a device that can help patients on dialysis detect stenosis at home in 20 seconds, Taipei Medical University (TMU) said on Saturday. Wanfang is one of the six affiliated hospitals of the TMU Healthcare System. TMU displayed the non-invasive arteriovenous fistula stenosis detection device, developed by Wanfang Hospital cardiologist Chen Wei-ta (陳威達) and a team at Above Care Inc, at this year’s Taiwan Healthcare Expo, which was held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from Thursday to Sunday. Taiwan has a kidney disease prevalence rate...

People who get migraines should keep a record of their activities before an attack and avoid caffeine, the Taiwan Headache Society said. Taipei Veterans General Hospital neurologist Chen Wei-ta (陳韋達), who is also the society’s president, said on Aug. 13 that Taiwan’s migraine prevalence rate is 9.1 percent, meaning that 1.8 million to 1 million people have the condition. The public is largely uninformed about migraines, and many people are reluctant to go for treatment or be medicated, which has a serious impact on their ability to lead normal lives, he said. People who self-medicate...