Portable digital radiography provider partners with TB relief organizations, artists for awareness and outreach NORTHBROOK, Ill. (October 22, 2025) — MinXray, a manufacturer of complete portable digital radiography systems, will be in booth C6312 during the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark, showcasing its diagnostic imaging solutions that can provide critical healthcare services in traditionally underserved areas. Visitors to the booth will be

On the stage of the Provincial Family Livelihood and Development Center in Vigan City, the Provincial Health Office of Ilocos Sur marked Provincial Lung Month 2026 on August 24. A prominent feature of the occasion was the handover of one of our ultra-portable X-Ray systems with artificial intelligence from Qure.ai.

As part of the "SpaceXray: Feasibility and Diagnostic Capabilities of On-Orbit Medical Radiography" study, MinXray’s Impact Wireless™ portable digital radiography system’s captured the first X-rays in space during the groundbreaking FRAM2 research mission aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience.

Written by Katie Robertson - On March 26, 2026, the MinXray team traveled to Gauteng Province, South Africa to the Mponeng Mine, which is operated by Harmony Gold. Mponeng is the world’s deepest mine from surface level, but even descending 3,740 meters (about 2.3 miles) underground could not stop the capabilities of the Impact Wireless Portable X-ray System.

Written by Katie Robertson - MinXray and The Honorable Ervin Massinga, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, co-hosted an event celebrating the country as a leader in advancing TB detection using MinXray ultra-portable X-ray systems. This represents one of the largest and most proactive efforts to broaden lung health detection efforts in the world.

Written by Katie Robertson - Public Relations Account Executive For more than 35 years, Global Wildlife Center (GWC) in Folsom, Louisiana, has served as a sanctuary for animal species from around the globe. Beyond providing a safe haven for wildlife, the center offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience meaningful, up-close connections with nature. “People protect what they love, and they love what they know,” said GWC Executive Director Christina Cooper. “With our free

Written by Stanley Arinze Ogbodo – PDX Radiographer for RedAid Nigeria What does public health intervention mean to me? It was a question that shook me a little when I first stepped into the tuberculosis (TB) space. It wasn’t just technical — it was personal. It unearthed doubts, forced deeper thinking and quietly stretched my sense of purpose and calling. What began as a spark of interest slowly morphed into a conviction — a desire to see people whole, healthy and heard, esp

Written by Katie Robertson - Public Relations Account Executive It is ironic that tuberculosis (TB), formerly known as the “artist’s disease,” has shifted in public perception to a taboo subject deemed too ugly for any medium, let alone visual art. However, when TB and its impact are left out of public conversation, it slows our progress in stopping a disease that remains the world's deadliest despite being both preventable and treatable. This challenge is what artist and TB

Written by Katie Robertson - Public Relations Account Executive Artist Paulina Siniatkina understands first-hand how isolating tuberculosis (TB) infection can be. After contracting the disease in 2015, Siniatkina spent 7 months in isolation at a TB hospital in Moscow, an experience she has since channeled as inspiration for her art and activism. Despite being both preventable and treatable, TB remains a persistent problem worldwide, with an estimated 10.8 million people falli

Written by Katie Robertson - Public Relations Account Executive Fighting tuberculosis (TB) in affected communities requires more than just the right technology and resources. It also requires the cooperation of civil society and local community members to ensure successful deployment of those innovative technologies and therapies. Without their efforts to generate demand, raise awareness, educate, build trust and mobilize communities for screening, even the best technologies

Written by Katie Robertson - Public Relations Account Executive Combatting a global health challenge like tuberculosis (TB), the world's deadliest infectious disease, is not a task that can be accomplished alone. Over the decades, many efforts have shown success in chipping away at the global burden of this devastating infection, and those that have made the biggest impact have often come from many parties working together across borders. One recent push toward raising awaren

Written by Renan Junior MICHEL- Data Manager & Radiology Technician conducting tuberculosis screening in Haiti with Health Through Walls...

Portable X-ray system reaches final stage of testing before unit is selected NORTHBROOK, Ill. (September 17, 2025) — MinXray’s Impact System, a complete Wireless Digital X-ray System, is one of three portable X-ray units in the second round of testing by NASA for future human exploration missions. The system that is selected by NASA will be used to address the challenges of long-distance space travel to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The Impact system is well-suited for long-ter

Since the mid-2000s, MinXray has been expanding the reach of our portable digital imaging equipment worldwide, working in global health...

Written by Chidimma Okoye - Technical Lead, Global Fund TB Project – Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria I am the Technical Lead for...

The U.S. has long been a leader in advocating and providing for global health efforts that combat disease and improve access to life-saving resources for people all over the world. Years of collaboration between dedicated individuals, businesses and elected officials in dozens of countries have done so much already and maintaining that momentum is critical to stop the spread of deadly infections like TB. The letter below was sent to all elected officials in Congress and the

I am Mr. Nduka Ozor, Executive Director of the Centre for HIV/AIDS and STD Research (CHISTRE), a committed community-based organization working to improve health outcomes through locally driven solutions in Nigeria. As part of our active case finding for tuberculosis (TB), supported under the Global Fund GC7 grant, our team has been engaging communities in Ningi, Dambam, Gamawa and Darazo Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bauchi State. A major turning point in our work came wi

Written by Gift Israel Ukor I currently work with the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) under the Global Fund TB/HIV...

A Case Study from Our Partnership with the Janna Health Foundation in Yola Written by Dr. Robyn Christine Waite, March 2025 Nigeria has...

Fram2 mission completed successfully with return to Earth NORTHBROOK, Ill. (April 4, 2025) — The FRAM2 crew is back from space! The spacecraft successfully splashed down shortly after noon EST Friday, April 4. In a post on X shortly after midnight EST Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Fram2 Mission Commander Chun Wang shared the first medical X-ray image taken in space. Featuring a hand with a ring, it mirrors the first ever X-ray image accidentally captured over a century ago by Wi