4 patient safety recommendations released by eClinicalWorks
eClinicalWorks, a Health IT vendor, has released four patient safety recommendations to all of its users. As a way to educate and remind users of the safety risks to using their software,...
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New dental implants have antibacterial properties
Spain's University of Basque Country is creating coatings for dental implants that have shown antibacterial properties that may prevent infections and extend implant life.
View ArticleACCstudy: Female cardiologists report slow career advancement
Body: Since 1996 the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has conducted the Professional Life Surveys every 10 years to track how changes in cardiovascular medicine can influence the professional and...
View ArticleFun in the sun: Pacemakers may soon be solar powered
Body: Pacemakers that are powered by traditional batteries need to be replaced once every few years. However, solar-powered pacemakers carry the potential to last forever.Researchers say that energy...
View ArticleNew temporary 'tattoo' measures pulse, blood pressure
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have created a temporary graphene "tattoo" that measures vitals while moving with the skin and resisting damage.
View ArticleSmall cell lung cancer calls for individualized treatment, study finds
A new study conducted at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah revealed that there are distinctly different types of tumors within small cell lung cancer, suggesting that the...
View ArticleChip can detect disease by removing nanoparticles from liquid
Duke Univeristy has created a tiny acoustofluidic chip that separtes nanoparticles from liquid samples to detect disease.
View ArticleLiquid lense eyeglasses automatically enhance nearby objects
Eyeglasses with responsive membranes can automatically adjust when the wearer looks at an object.
View Article4 drug-delivery innovations from industry gathering in Paris
Body: Drug-delivery systems for patients is a sector that is evolving quickly. In-home self-treatment is becoming an increasingly popular option, creating a demand for ways for patients to avoid...
View ArticleThe MediMixer eases struggle in children taking medication
Improving medication adherence is hard enough for adult patients—a fussy child can make the whole process that much more difficult. MediMixer aims to smooth providing children with their medication and...
View ArticleClearDATA houses apps, protects patient data
ClearDATA, providers of secure cloud platforms, has announced its Containers-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution to assist health IT and DevOps departments in securely and effectively deploying individual...
View ArticleBrain-to-computer UI may let paralyzed patients ability to type
Standford reaserchers have developed a brain-to-computer interface that will allow parazlyed people to type very quickly.
View ArticleNumotion releases standing wheelchair
Numotion, producers of complex rehab technology (CRT), have released the Tek RMD in the United States, which allows wheelchair-bound patients to stand.
View ArticleGraphene-coated contact lenses block radiation, prevent dehydration
Graphene-coated contact lenses developed by Korean researchers prevent dehydration and protect wearers from electromagnetic radiation.
View ArticleFacebook is using artifical intelligence to stop suicide
Body: With it's over one billion users and 300 petabyters of data, Facebook has a lot of information at its disposal. This information, the company claims, can be combined with artificial intelligence...
View ArticleAre you sitting down? Stand up for in-office productivity
Body: Autonomous, a producer of standing desks, has developed a SmartDesk to get people on their feet and moving.Brad Auerbach, in Forbes, discusses the desk, which he discovered at the Consumer...
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Rockefeller professor receives grant to research on rare liver cancer
Head of the Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics at Rockefeller University Sanford Simon, PhD, has received a $600,000 grant by the Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation (FCF) to develop a therapy for...
View ArticlePrecision placement wearable relieves chronic pain
For the more than 115 million Americans with chronic pain, finding relief outside a prescription bottle can be difficult. Quadrabloc, produced by Gradient Medical, utilizes quadrapolar magnetic discs...
View ArticleNano-implant spies potential to fight blindness
Living in the dark is the reality of patients who have lost their sight due to macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetes. Engineers from the University of California, San Diego and...
View Article3D printing moves to bigger and better things
Body: 3D printing is quickly developing into a viable method of manufacturing, but it still faces challenges in terms of overall volume of production. 3D Systems, a Rock Hill, South Carolina-based...
View ArticleSmartphone system allows for measuring sperm motility at home
An at-home male fetility smartphone system that measures the count and motility of sperm has been developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.
View ArticleCapillary-powered pumps make microfluidic devices go
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed paper pumps capable of powering portable microfluidic devices using capillary power.
View ArticleNational Medical Products receives Innovative Technology contract from...
National Medical Products has received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, the largest member-driven healthcare company in the U.S., for its J-Tip Needle Free Injection System. The...
View Article#HackFosterCareLA leverages technology to help foster children
Body: Los Angeles country is home to over 18,000 foster care children all looking for a home and unlikely hero has come up, the technology startups. Taylor McPartland, the executive director of...
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Ground Control to Dr. Tom: Patient Exploration in an Era of Space-Age Radiology
Being a radiologist today can feel a bit like being on the Starship Enterprise: you have all these Star-Trek-like tools at your disposal – devices and applications with the ability to produce...
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Memorial Hospital: Zeroing In On the Right Zero Footprint Viewer
Delivering key images, reports and patient data to the point of diagnosis and care is the Holy Grail of radiology and many other specialties today. Having the correct information for the patient at the...
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December 2017
View the digital editionArticles: Listening to Tom Petty with Medical Imaging on the BrainInteroperability in Radiology: A Game of InchesPersonal Branding for Radiologists: Is It Necessary to Get...
View ArticleGAO: Oversight of imported radiological material needs to be improved
On Jan. 12, the U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) published a 28-page report on its website that called for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to improve its ability to verify the licenses...
View Article'20 years late': Docs on drug-maker's move to stop marketing OxyContin
Body: Purdue Pharma, the producer of OxyContin, recently announced it would end physician-directed marketing of all opioids. The move is a step forward in efforts to control misuse and abuse of opioids...
View ArticleKaiser Family Foundation to move from Menlo Park to San Francisco
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation announced it will relocate its headquarters from Menlo Park, California, to San Francisco.
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