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Things No One Told You About Being a Nurse
It’s a commonly known fact about nurses that they put their own lives in danger in the way of serving and taking care of their patients. Apart from those primary duties, what else do the
Could Machine Learning Reduce Healthcare Costs and Improve Care?
Pulse is developing machine learning models to predict patient behavior and encourage improved outcomes.
Medical Sensors Move to RF Technology
Startup healthcare company has developed RFIC that will form basis of sensor monitoring blood pressure, glucose.
Are the Salad Days of COVID-19 Testing Over for Diagnostic Companies?
A drop in government funding for COVID-19 testing leads to layoffs at Cue Health.
Magnetic Steering System for Guidewires
Percutaneous coronary intervention is an incredibly useful technique to minimally invasively investigate and treat cardiac issues, such as blockages in the coronary arteries, but it requires a significant amount of skill to perform safely and
Personalized Surgery: A New Future for Orthopedic ORs
The demand for orthopedic surgery is expected to double over the next 10 years, and is quickly outpacing global surgeon capacity. Is personalized surgery the answer?
A Randomized MRI-Based Study Reveals VasQ External Support Promotes More Stable Hemodynamics than Standard AVFs
VasQ External Support, a Laminate Medical Technologies device is implanted around the connection between the vein and artery during the creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis patients with the intent to provide structural
Memic Announces Completion of 1st Patient Cases Using Hominis Surgical System in Laparoscopic-Assisted Transvaginal Benign Gynecological Procedures
Hominis Surgical System is the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot that features miniature humanoid-shaped arms, with shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints that provide high dexterity and unprecedented articulation.
Advanced NanoTherapies Announces Closing of Oversubscribed $7.2 Million Series A Financing
Funds will be used to complete the first-in-human clinical study in Australia of the SirPlux Duo drug-coated balloon in de-novo coronary artery disease lesions notes Advanced NanoTherapies.
Renuvion Dermal Handpiece for Wrinkle-Reduction Procedures Cleared by the FDA
The Renuvion Dermal handpiece for specific dermatological procedures is for the treatment of moderate to severe wrinkles and rhytides, limited to patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I, II or III.
10 Vaccines That Every Adult Should Get Annually
Although most people know that children have a regular immunization schedule, some adults don’t know there are vaccines they can get for themselves every year. Some illnesses can spread among adults that a vaccine could
Cleveland Clinic Spinoff Raises $33M in Series B
Centerline Biomedical said the proceeds from the financing round will be used to launch it into new surgical applications and add to its growing clinical evidence repository.
An Excerpt from Overcoming the Covid Darkness-By Brian Tyson, MD, George Fareed, MD. and Mathew Crawford
Overcoming the Covid Darkness: How Two Doctors Successfully Treated 7000 Patients is available in various formats on Amazon.
Philips Provides Update on their Respironics’ PE-PUR Sound abatement Foam Test & Research Program
"The new and used first-generation DreamStation devices passed volatile organic compound and respirable particulate emission testing." This is very encouraging said Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips
The Hospital at Home: A New Approach to Patient Care – By Stuart Long, CEO of InfoBionic
Mr. Long writes, "The Hospital at Home model of healthcare gives patients more freedom of choice and autonomy over their own health and treatment decisions." Read his expert views.
Carson Daly and a Breakthrough Back Surgery
Carson Daly opens up about a life-changing back procedure he had after years of suffering from back pain caused by a compression fracture.
Technology Helps Diabetes Patients Lower Their A1C – By Sid Bala President of Calcium
In the United States alone, almost 40 million people with diabetes face severe health risks due to accompanying chronic conditions like heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. There is an APP that guides diabetics through
Is Acutus Back on Solid Ground with New FDA Nod?
FDA’s clearance for AcQCross Line Extension could mark a return to the more stable ground Acutus was used to before the pandemic.
Endologix Shares Encouraging 12-Month Data from DETOUR 2
Detour 2 is designed to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the DETOUR System for percutaneous bypass in the treatment of long-segment femoropopliteal disease.
Landmark Study Reveals New Technology from DeBogy Molecular Significantly Reduces the Bacteria and Deadly Infection that Can Occur Following a Surgical Implant
DeBogy Molecular notes the breakthrough technology found to safely reduce dangerous bacterial biofilm on Medical Implants by 99.9%, without the use of antibiotics or toxic chemicals.