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One of the reasons why strokes are so devastating is that brain tissue does not exhibit the same healing mechanisms as other tissues that repair themselves quickly....
Progeria is a rare but deadly disorder that is commonly known as an early aging disease, bringing forth conditions in children that are normally only reserved for older...
A team of medical researchers has come up with a way to optically spot nerves within tissue, which should prevent nerve injuries that can happen during surgeries of...
Silver Nanoparticle Coating and Tiny Electric Current Prevent Bacteria from Settling on Medical Devices
August 16th, 2017 by Editors
Silver ions and electric current are well known killers of bacteria that have been utilized to keep things clean in different scenarios for many years. Yet, their...
ImpediMed, a company with offices in California and Australia, is releasing its new SOZO bioimpedance spectroscopy system that performs advanced body composition...
Researchers from University of Oxford have been working to overcome some of the major challenges of 3D printing living tissues and have just published a report of...
Zika is often a silent disease that might not display any symptoms in infected persons, making screening particularly important. In the developing world, mobile...
HAART 200 Aortic Annuloplasty Device for Bicuspid Valve Repair FDA Cleared
August 15th, 2017 by Editors
BioStable Science & Engineering out of Austin, Texas won FDA clearance for its HAART 200 aortic annuloplasty device indicated for repair of congenital bicuspid...
Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed a bandage-like patch that can be delivered into the heart through a needle, in combination with stem cells...
A team from Stanford University built and tested a computer vision system that uses cameras to track clinicians that wash their hands, helps to identify offenders...
Incentive-Based Systems to Improve Patient Compliance: Interview with Matt Loper, CEO of Wellth
August 14th, 2017 by Conn Hastings
Wellth, a digital health company based in New York, has developed a system that provides patients with daily financial incentives to improve their compliance with drug...
A team of researchers at UCLA may have come up with a method that will introduce tissue biopsy analysis to places where medical systems currently can't afford...
Medicine
SOZO High End Bioimpedance Spectroscopy System Being Released
ImpediMed, a company with offices in California and Australia, is releasing its...
August 16th, 2017
Paper Test for Zika Powered by Gold Nanoparticles
Zika is often a silent disease that might not display any symptoms in infected...
August 15th, 2017
Incentive-Based Systems to Improve Patient Compliance: Interview with Matt Loper, CEO of Wellth
Wellth, a digital health company based in New York, has developed a system that...
August 14th, 2017
Cardiology
Injectable Tissue Patch to Fix Broken Hearts
Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed a bandage-like patch that...
August 15th, 2017
New Automatic Technique to Measure Blood Pressure with Greater Accuracy
Existing and commonly used automatic blood pressure meters suffer from...
August 14th, 2017
Automatic Heart Analyzing CADence System Cleared by FDA
AUM Cardiovascular, a company out of Northfield, Minnesota, won FDA clearance...
August 11th, 2017
Surgery
New Optical Tool to Spot Nerves During Surgery
A team of medical researchers has come up with a way to optically spot nerves...
August 16th, 2017
Ultrasound Controls Delivery of Local Anesthetic Just When and Where It Hurts
Localized pain caused by disease, injury, or surgery can be hard to control, and...
August 10th, 2017
Flexible Biopsy Catheter for Sampling Lung Tissue Coming to da Vinci Surgical Robots
Intuitive Surgical, the company that makes the popular da Vinci surgical robotic...
August 3rd, 2017
Emergency Medicine
Automatic Heart Analyzing CADence System Cleared by FDA
AUM Cardiovascular, a company out of Northfield, Minnesota, won FDA clearance...
August 11th, 2017
New Tissue Glue Can be Clearly Seen With X-Rays and Ultrasound
Researchers at Korea's Institute for Basic Science and Seoul National University...
July 20th, 2017
Masimo's EU Approved Super Sensor Monitors Variety of Physiologic Parameters
Masimo just announced receiving European approval for its new rainbow Super...
July 10th, 2017
Radiology
GE's SIGNA Premier 3.0 Tesla MRI Built with Input from NFL Cleared by FDA
GE Healthcare won FDA 510(k) clearance to introduce its SIGNA Premier 3.0 Tesla...
August 4th, 2017
Medtronic CoreValve Evolut PRO TAVR Valve Cleared in Europe
Medtronic won the European CE Mark and is introducing its CoreValve Evolut PRO...
July 31st, 2017
Stellarex Drug-Coated Balloon for PAD Approved by FDA
Spectranetics, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, won FDA approval to bring to...
July 27th, 2017
Anesthesiology
Ultrasound Controls Delivery of Local Anesthetic Just When and Where It Hurts
Localized pain caused by disease, injury, or surgery can be hard to control, and...
August 10th, 2017
Xavant's NMS 460 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator for Pain Relief Cleared by FDA
Xavant Technology, a company based in Pretoria, South Africa, won FDA clearance...
August 2nd, 2017
ART MEDICAL's Technology to Prevent Pneumonia in ICU: Interview with CEO Liron Elia
Pneumonia arising from the use of ventilators and feeding tubes in the ICU are...
July 31st, 2017
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