Galen Microsurgery System Eliminates Hand Tremor
Galen Robotics, a company based in Baltimore, Maryland, has been working on incorporating robotics and microsurgery.
Microsurgery requires a steady hand and a great deal of patience, something that robots can be pretty good at. By creating an innovative interface between the surgeon’s hands and a specially designed robot, Galen’s technology can eliminate hand tremor and provide unprecedented precision when operating using microscopes.
The technology comes out of the surgical robotics program at Johns Hopkins University and Galen, named after Galen of Pergamon, the famous Roman physician, is the spinoff t...
Source: Medgadget - September 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: ENT Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Can inpatient nurses use auricular point acupressure to help oncology patients manage pain?
We think it could. It’s the premise of Chao Hsing Yeh’s research, which examines how oncology nurses can integrate auricular point acupressure into the everyday pain management aspect of inpatient nursing care. It’s currently being implemented at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (Johns Hopkins Hospital). Now nurses can select “auricular point acupressure” as a
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Opioid Crisis: Medical Schools Rethink How To Teach Students About Pain : Shots - Health News : NPR
The next generation of doctors will start their careers at a time when physicians are feeling pressure to limit prescriptions for opioid painkillers.Yet every day, they'll face patients who are hurting from injuries, surgical procedures or disease. Around 20% of adults in the U.S. live with chronic pain.That's why some medical students felt a little apprehensive as they gathered recently for a mandatory, four-day course at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — home to one of the top medical schools in the country.The subject of the course? Pain."I initially was a bit scared and I guess a bit wary coming in...
Source: Psychology of Pain - September 19, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Dr. Bruce Schoneboom and the HHS Pain Task Force
Back in May, Bruce Schoneboom wrapped up his appointment to the HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force. The group determined best practices for managing chronic and acute pain—and addressed judicious prescribing of opioids. If you didn’t know: The CDC reports there are 192 overdose deaths in the U.S. every day. Forty percent of
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Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - September 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New On the Pulse DNP nurse anesthesiology nurse anesthetist pain month Source Type: blogs
Trending: The resurgence of measles in the U.S.
By: Midori Trojanowski The online health community thrives on Facebook and Instagram, where a vast number of health influencers (social media personalities who have built a community following around a particular topic) offer inconsistent advice on everything from vaccinations to what to eat to what kinds of exercises you should do for a desired look.
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We Need Nurses to Take on the Mental Health Crisis
There is a deep demand for diverse nurses who understand the unique stress of the population they serve. And they’re answering a wider call—between 2014 and 2015, there was a 58 percent increase in mental health nursing jobs requiring an RN and a 17 percent increase in demand for psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs. We need
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What is a clinical nurse specialist?
Nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, and clinical nurse specialist make up the advanced practice registered nurse class so frequently featured in U.S. News & World Report’s “best jobs.” Although clinical nurse specialists (CNS) have an “excellent” job outlook, it’s the least talked-about option. So here are the facts about clinical nurse specialists. What is
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How to become a nurse anesthetist
Thinking of becoming a nurse anesthetist? It’s a good idea—the profession’s been listed among U.S. News & World Report’s “best jobs” consistently since 2016 and it’s the #3 “best health care job” for 2020. Their median salary is $165,000, their unemployment rate is just .4 percent, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 16.2 percent
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Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - August 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Online Editor Tags: On the Pulse dnp Nurse Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
There ’s a new cure for the deadliest strain of tuberculosis. So what’s that mean for the REACH Initiative’s HIV research in South Africa?
“This strain of tuberculosis (TB) is XDR-TB – extremely drug resistant tuberculosis– and is, as the name implies, highly resistant to the standard treatments,” says professor and TB/HIV expert Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC, AACRN, FAAN. HIV weakens the immune system, increasing the risk of TB in people with HIV. Dr. Farley’s Center, The REACH
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Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness … and Dr. Brittany Wenniser í:iostha Jock
What gets you curious? Getting Curious host Jonathan Van Ness (also known for his web series Gay of Thrones and appearances on Queer Eye) wants to know. And this week he “got curious” with Dr. Brittany Wenniserí:iostha Jock, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing post-doctoral fellow. She’s in good company; Jonathan’s guests have included Erin Brockovich,
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8 New nurse tips from 2018 grads to 2019 grads
Another cohort of Hopkins nurses are making their way into practice. They’re just what the clinician ordered—we need nurses who can take on the ever-growing challenge of chronic disease management, and to lead in promoting wellness with our holistic care, total patient perspective. And we need Hopkins nurses who are committed to what’s right, even
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Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - August 8, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Nursing Career On the Pulse Source Type: blogs
Who ’s graduating? We are!
A new crop of Hopkins Nurses is setting off into the world, surrounded by family, friends, and well-wishers. Here are a few of today’s grads: Derin Colvin, from June’s Father’s Day story Brandon Brown, who’s mom, DNP alum Susan Giscombe was there to confer his degree. PhD grad Manka Nkimbeng, above at graduation today and
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LipoGlo Makes Bad Cholesterol Glow Inside Zebrafish
So-called “bad cholesterol” is a molecular complex of fat and protein. Specifically, the protein is Apolipoprotein-B, or ApoB, and the fat is cholesterol. While ApoB helps fat molecules to move around the blood vasculature, it is also what makes cholesterol stick to vessel walls, forming dangerous plaques that are one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease.
Now, researchers at Carnegie Institution for Science, Johns Hopkins University, and the Mayo Clinic have developed a way to make such lipoprotein complexes glow so that they can be better studied and new drugs developed to help prevent plaque build...
Source: Medgadget - August 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Materials Medicine Nanomedicine Radiology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Days when words are not enough
A message from Dean Patricia Davidson Like all of you I woke up this morning in total horror, dismay and am filled with sadness. I ask myself how this can be happening again. But like many of you I am firmly resolved that this should not be our new normal and we need to take action.
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What breastfeeding parents need to know
What should a breastfeeding parent eat? Not eat? New and expectant parents have so many questions (and Dr. Deborah Busch recommends this site for advice on breastfeeding nutrition). Our world breastfeeding week panelists Dr. JoAnne Flagg, Dr. Debbie Busch, Dr. Patty Wilson, Director of the Center for Community Innovation and Scholarship and BSN alum and
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