In-Office Treatment for Chronic Rhinitis: Interview with Brian Shields, Neurent Medical CEO
Neurent Medical, a medtech company based in Galway, Ireland, has developed the NEUROMARK system to treat chronic rhinitis via a simple in-office procedure which targets the nerves responsible for many common symptoms. Chronic rhinitis affects a huge number of people and has been estimated to affect 1 in 4 people in the U.S.
Symptoms are consistent with chronic inflammation of the mucosal membrane in the nose, leading to a variety of issues including sneezing, postnasal drip, congestion, and itching. Conventional therapies involve long-term pharmacological interventions which meet with mixed success and require patients ...
Source: Medgadget - February 4, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: ENT Exclusive Neurology Source Type: blogs
8 Ways Robots Can Enhance Healthcare
Science fiction movies are filled with depictions of medical robots as integral parts of the healthcare system. From Anakin Skywalker’s surgery by autonomous robots to Big Hero 6’s healthcare robot Baymax, these mechanical staffers stayed only within the realm of sci-fi movies and one’s imagination for a long time; but not for much longer. Indeed, as we exemplify in this article, they are steadily making their way into healthcare institutions. The healthcare industry is betting on those potentials as well, with the global medical robot expenditures expected to rise by about 20% by 2025 to reach $24.6 billion.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - January 27, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Covid-19 Healthcare Design Medical Education Robotics future Hospital Innovation Surgery technology gc4 drones drone delivery robots InTouch Health Veebot Pepper Big Hero 6 UVD Robots Xenex social robots Zipline A Source Type: blogs
What a Year! | Pandemic Teaching & More | A Reflection | TAPP 86
Discussions that matter. In our private space, we can have the vulnerability needed for authentic, deep discussions. Discussions not limited to a sentence or two at a time.No ads. No spam. No fake news. No thoughtless re-shares. Just plain old connection with others who do what you do!Privacy. The A&P Professor community has the connectivity of Facebook and Twitter, but the security of a private membership site. None of your information can be shared outside the community, so you can share what you like without it being re-shared to the world. Like your dean, for instance. In our community, you can share your frustrati...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 27, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
What a Year! | Pandemic Teaching & More | A Reflection | TAPP 86
Discussions that matter. In our private space, we can have the vulnerability needed for authentic, deep discussions. Discussions not limited to a sentence or two at a time.No ads. No spam. No fake news. No thoughtless re-shares. Just plain old connection with others who do what you do!Privacy. The A&P Professor community has the connectivity of Facebook and Twitter, but the security of a private membership site. None of your information can be shared outside the community, so you can share what you like without it being re-shared to the world. Like your dean, for instance. In our community, you can share your frustrati...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 27, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Imagio Opto-Acoustic Imaging for Breast Lesions FDA Approved
Seno Medical, a San Antonio, Texas firm, has won FDA approval to introduce its Imagio device that utilizes opto-acoustic imaging to help physicians identify whether breast lesions are benign or malignant. It is hoped that this non-invasive and radiation-free technology will help to reduce the number of biopsies that have to be performed.
Opto-acoustic imaging combines ultrasound with laser optics to provide a combined view of tissue anatomy and the blood flow around it. Cancerous lesions commonly exhibit a high density of newly formed blood vessels (angiogenesis) and a lower oxygen saturation compared with surroundi...
Source: Medgadget - January 19, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Radiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
Wrong-way catheter during radial angiogram : An Illustration
The commonest cause* for repeated entry of right radial catheter to descending aorta is not due to any anomaly. Most times,it is just a skewed angle between right brachio-cephalic artery with Aortic arch, that deflects the catheter to the descending aorta . Just make sure, aortic root is entered with a deeply held inspiration.
*Anomalies of the aortic arch, aberrant right subclavian, Kommerell’s diverticulum, vascular ring must be kept in mind.
Postamble: A true abnormal course
Though, It might appear prudent to avoid the radial route when encountering anomalous subclavian ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Anatomy of heart aberrant right sub clavian artery aortic arch anomalies arteria lusoria ptca brachio cephalic artery aortic arch angle radial angiogram tips radial pci Source Type: blogs
Typical chest pain and hypotension, Activate the Cath lab?
I was texted this ECG with the info that the patient " clinically looked like he was having a myocardial infarction " :What do you think?There is atrial and ventricular pacing. Both spikes are best seen in V1 and V2 (as always, if you click on the image, it enlarges). The QRS is very very wide. On the image below, I have drawn lines in every lead from the QRS onset (blue) and QRS end (red). I measure the QRS duration at about 280 ms. Of course, all ventricular paced rhythm is wide, but not often this wide. One must always consider hyperkalemia when the QRS is very wide, but the K turned ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
HARPOON System for Mitral Valve Repair: Interview with Daveen Chopra, Edwards Lifesciences
Degenerative mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve prolapses, causing blood to leak back into the atrium every time the heart beats. The condition can be asymptomatic for many people, but for some it can cause a variety of issues, including fainting, pain, and shortness of breath.
Currently, open-heart surgery is considered to be the gold-standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, but the procedure is obviously highly invasive. The HARPOON system developed by Edwards Lifesciences aims to provide mitral valve repair through a small chest incision, with the procedure occuring while the heart is ...
Source: Medgadget - January 15, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Exclusive Radiology Source Type: blogs
Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies | TAPP 85
Host Kevin Patton continues the discussion aboutstudent evaluations of teaching (SETs) with a set of strategies tomake them work better, or at least mitigate some of the potentially bad or ugly outcomes. There are things we can doproactively before a SET,actively during a SET, andreactively after a SET.Listen to hear them all!00:00 | Quotation00:57 | Student Evaluation of Teaching: Part II04:16 | Sponsored by AAA05:39 | Proactive Strategies12:49 | Sponsored by HAPI14:03 | Active Strategies29:52 | Sponsored by HAPS31:18 | Reactive Strategies46:15 | Cookies!48:00 | Staying ConnectedIf you cannot see or ac...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 4, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
How health insurance affects patients: That means the transgender community too
Coming into Columbia University as a pre-med first-year student, I expected to be studying anatomy, biology, psychology, and many other subjects. I would have never thought that I would encounter gender and sexuality studies. Interestingly, this led to my discovery of a very pressing issue that not only affects the transgender community, but potentially many […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | TAPP 84
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) areproblematic in many ways —but perhapsuseful in other ways. Host Kevin Patton discusses thegood, thebad, and theugly. What are the issues andwhat's behind those issues?00:47 | Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro)02:28 | Share the Fun: Refer& Earn05:37 | The Good08:39 | Sponsored by AAA10:12 | The Bad26:10 | Sponsored by HAPI28:13 | The Ugly44:15 | Sponsored by HAPS45:26 | Staying ConnectedIf you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous...
Source: The A and P Professor - December 21, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
New high-resolution imaging scans approved for use in prostate cancer
Imagine trying to find a single match from a book of matches in a large room. Not an easy task, right? But if the lights were dimmed and the match was lit, then its location would be immediately apparent.
This is the basic idea behind PSMA imaging, a newly approved method for detecting prostate cancer that is spreading, or metastasizing. The method relies on a minimally radioactive tracer called gallium-68 PSMA-11. Delivered in tiny amounts by injection, the tracer travels throughout the body and gloms onto a protein called PSMA that is found at high levels on prostate cancer cell surfaces. The labeled cells will then ligh...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlie Schmidt Tags: Diagnosis Health Prostate Knowledge HPK Source Type: blogs
