LyGenesis Aims to Transplant Liver Tissue into Lymph Nodes
For many organs, useful function is not all that dependent on shape and location in the body. In the case of filtration or chemical factory organs, such as the kidney and liver, many of the necessary tasks can be carried out in varied locations, not just the one that evolution resulted in, and can be carried out piecemeal by small sections of tissue. For example, some years ago researchers demonstrated that it is possible to place functional liver, kidney, and thymus tissue into lymph nodes and have that tissue function correctly. The tissue engineering community is now well into the decellularization and organoid phase of...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 27, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Safe pediatric dental anesthesia is the right of every child
When you tell anyone in health care that “sedation” to the point of coma is given in dentists’ and oral surgeons’ offices every day, without a separate anesthesia professional present to give the medications and monitor the patient, the response often is disbelief.
“But they can’t do that,” I’ve been told more than once.
Yes, they can. Physicians are not allowed to do a procedure and provide sedation or general anesthesia at the same time – whether it’s surgery or a GI endoscopy. But dental practice grew up under a completely different regulatory and legal structure, with state dental boards that are s...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/karen-s-sibert" rel="tag" > Karen S. Sibert, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
RSNA 2017: 2016 Redux...Centaurs Will Make Radiology Great Ag-AI-n!
In readinglast year ' s RSNA report, I was struck with just how little has changed.Here I am this year, 2017, and here ' s how I looked at RSNA 2016:A little grayer, perhaps a pound or two more. But otherwise same ol ' Dalai. And same ol ' RSNA. I even manned the RAD-AID booth again:Yes, I tied the bow-tie all by myself.This is a model housed at the Bayer booth of the airship RAD-AID hopes to use to bring imaging to underserved areas; I think the official rendering is much more impressive, and maybe even a little, well,buxom:I ' m still lobbying for a seat on the first flight. Did I saybuxom? I meanthandsome!I did attend t...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - December 17, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
How the MMR Vaccine Caused My Son ’ s Encephalopathy, A.K.A. Autism
In 2016 I found myself waiting at a Colorado doctor’s office with my 12-year-old son, hoping to qualify for a cannabis prescription for him. I had traveled a long way from mainstream medicine in ten years. As a West Point graduate, Army Medical Service Corps Junior Officer of the Year and Medical Intelligence Officer for NATO Peacekeeping Forces, none of those experiences adequately prepared me for the greatest medical challenge and controversy of our time. My toddler son had suffered a vaccine induced brain injury from the MMR vaccine in 2005.
The Harvard trained physician I was meeting with had been practicing medicine...
Source: vactruth.com - November 18, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pam Long Tags: Human Pam Long Top Stories Arthur Krigsman autism encephalopathy inflammatory bowel disease P.A.N.D.A.S. Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 35-year-old man with upper abdominal discomfort
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 35-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-month history of upper abdominal discomfort after eating. He has recently returned from working in a rural area of a developing country. He takes no medications. There is no family history of esophageal or gastric cancer.
On physical examination, vital signs are normal. BMI is 40. Centripetal obesity is noted, but abdominal examination findings are otherwise normal.
Laboratory studies reveal a hemoglobin level of 15 g/dL (150 g/L).
Which of the following is the most appropr...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 4, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Medgadget Visits The Medical Alley Innovation Summit in Minneapolis 2017
MedTech Strategist working together with The Medical Alley Association for the very first time brought their premier innovation summit to Minnesota, a place now considered by many to be the global epicenter of health innovation and care. Over the two-day long event more than 35 start-up and emerging medical companies presented their technologies and devices to representatives of leading venture capitalist and investment banks, and also to large medical device companies.
Considering that funding is of major importance to the field of medical innovation, this event gave both investors and entrepreneurs a chance to explore fu...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kenan Raddawi Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Olympus Releases New SB Knives for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissections
This week and next at the American College of Gastroenterology’s World Congress of Gastroenterology conference in Orlando, Olympus is unveiling its SB Knives. The devices are designed to be used for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a procedure that was defined as unique from endoscopic mucosal resection only about fifteen years ago.
The three-in-one SB Knives can be used for mucosal incision, submucosal dissection, and hemostasis when removing early GI cancers that have not yet penetrated into the muscle. In many cases such procedures can help patients avoid open surgeries, as long as the cancers are identified...
Source: Medgadget - October 16, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: GI Source Type: blogs
Masimo ’s Smaller, More Comfy RAS-45 Acoustic Respiration Sensor Released Globally
Masimo is now making fully available its RAS-45 acoustic respiration sensor that works with the company’s rainbow Acoustic Monitoring platform and that is compatible with both adult and pediatric patients.
It performs the same as the RAS-125c sensor, but being considerably smaller and featuring a more flexible adhesive, it is easier to put on and more comfortable to wear, particularly for children and adults with stubby necks.
The sensor provides continuous respiratory rate, its waveform, as well as the ability to actually listen to the sounds being detected directly from the sensor. It relies on Masimo’s Sig...
Source: Medgadget - September 29, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
This Camera is Taking Endoscopy Tracking to New Levels
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have created a camera that can identify the location of endoscopes. This new technology could eliminate the need for x-ray and other scan technology to track fiber-optic devices. They recently published theirresearch inBiomedical Optics Express. Endoscopy beams don ’t travel in linear motion, making it challenging to clearly identify the light. However, this new device can remedy the issue. The camera uses a silicon chip filled with thousands of single photon detectors to locate light points through 20 centimeters of tissue. It can capture the smallest trace s of light that pa...
Source: radRounds - September 15, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Medtronic Releases StealthStation ENT Surgical Navigation System
Medtronic is launching its new StealthStation ENT surgical navigation system for ear, nose, and throat procedures following both FDA and CE Mark clearances. The system works by setting up an electromagnetic field around the area being worked on, and then using this field as a coordinate system to accurately track the location of instruments. The field is established thanks to an emitter that is placed under the patient’s head, effectively staying out of the way of clinicians working on the patient.
StealthStation ENT sports a feature called “Virtual Endoscopy” that gives a view of the sinus cavities that ...
Source: Medgadget - September 14, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: ENT Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Cancer doesn ’t take away from the beauty of life
As an oncologist, I have spent my career learning how to break bad news. I am still not entirely sure how to tell my children about the tumor in my pancreas, why I will be gone from our home next week for a Whipple operation, or my excuse for abstaining from wrestling matches for the foreseeable future.
I am blessed with two kids, temperamentally diametric: a careful, sagacious nine-year-old daughter and an impetuous, free-spirited six-year-old son. Tragically he has inherited MEN1 from me, but I suspect this is providential insofar as his demeanor is better suited to a lifetime spent engaging the health care system in tum...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mark-a-lewis" rel="tag" > Mark A. Lewis, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Here ’s what it looks like when our health system actually works
The other day, rather than being at the office, I was sitting in the waiting room of our favorite gastroenterologist’s endoscopy suite. I had dutifully accompanied my wife, who was getting her colonoscopy. My cell phone buzzed. It was my nurse calling from the office. I had seen a patient late the previous day who was complaining of right leg pain.
I had ordered a D-dimer, hoping the test would be negative, ruling out a blood clot. But the test had been positive. The patient was still experiencing pain, and now wanted further instructions. I asked my nurse to order an ultrasound of the patient’s leg, which she was able...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/matthew-hahn" rel="tag" > Matthew Hahn, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Cardiology Emergency Medicine Facebook Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 54-year-old man with dysphagia
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 54-year-old man is evaluated for a 4-month history of intermittent, nonprogressive solid-food dysphagia. He has a long-standing history of heartburn that has been well controlled with once-daily proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for the past 5 years. Results of a screening colonoscopy 4 years ago were normal. There is no family history of colorectal cancer.
Physical examination findings are unremarkable.
Upper endoscopy reveals a 3-cm hiatal hernia, an esophageal (Schatzki) ring, and approximately six polyps...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 12, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions GI Medications Source Type: blogs
Undoctored: DIY Healthcare Success Stories
I am looking for personal stories that describe how you experienced a health problem, then–on your own, without the doctor–tracked a health measure such as blood sugar, blood pressure, sleep phases, etc.–then overcame/corrected this health problem yourself.
I would like to share your story (if chosen) on a national stage to help demonstrate that, if given access to information, online collaboration, and new health tools that allow us to track various measures, an individual can exert enormous personal control over health.
Some examples to illustrate:
Your doctor diagnosed you with type 2 diabetes due to ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle diy health diy healthcare Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Undoctored: Health Should Be (Almost) Free
Follow the current debate on “healthcare reform”–which has NOTHING to do with healthcare reform, but healthcare insurance reform, by the way–and you will hear comments about the escalating and uncontrolled cost of healthcare and how people need access to it.
What you will NOT hear is that fact that, because the healthcare system fails to deliver genuine health, real health is actually quite easy, straightforward, and inexpensive–nearly free.
We achieve a life of being Undoctored, not becoming a profit source for the healthcare industry, not being subjected to the predatory practices of Big P...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle acid reflux anti-aging autoimmune blood sugar bowel flora cholesterol Dr. Davis energy Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free grains health healthcare Inflammation joint pain low-carb Source Type: blogs
