Simple Color Change Test Identifies Wound Infections
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK, along with outside collaborators, have developed a simple color change test that rapidly indicates whether a wound is infected with harmful bacteria. The test works by detecting virulence factors released by the bacteria, which prompt a simple color change in a solution. The test could help clinicians to determine whether to prescribe antibiotics, and may help to avoid unnecessary prescribing. As the test can be administered at the point of care, and does not require expensive and time-consuming laboratory analysis, it may be very useful in low-resource or remote regions.
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Source: Medgadget - November 5, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Diagnostics Materials Plastic Surgery uniofbath wound care Source Type: blogs
Explorer Surgical Expands into Robotic Surgery: Exclusive with CEO Jennifer Fried
As cloud and digital platforms continue to gain traction, we’re seeing a trend toward increased investments in robotic surgery in medical technology fields. Surgical training, coordination, and collaboration in the operating room are areas where digital tools can help shorten learning curves.
While robotic technology continues to transform healthcare worldwide by allowing surgeons to perform cases with increased precision and decreasing patient downtime, use of surgical robotics does have an increased learning curve and time required for mastery. This is where many companies have begun to make a difference in surgical...
Source: Medgadget - October 13, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiac Surgery Exclusive Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Welcome Christine A. DiEdwardo, MD, FACS to Duxbury!
Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa is pleased to announce thatChristine A. DiEdwardo, MD, FACS, has joined the practice. Dr. DiEdwardo, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in cosmetic surgery and the former medical director of the Lahey Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery in Lexington, Massachusetts.Dr. DiEdwardoA skilled plastic surgeon, known for her wonderful bedside manner and natural results, Dr. DiEdwardo is an experienced injector and specializes in energy based facial rejuvenation with lasers and radiofrequency microdneedling. She has lectured extensively on laser ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - September 13, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
The Different Levels of Mindfulness And What They Mean
Conclusion
The first 3 techniques I mentioned have been with me since my early days with mindfulness. I picked up the rest along the way when I realized that to be completely aware, you have to make personal effort outside of meditation sessions.
It's the only way you make progress.
If you're going to experience deeper levels of mindfulness, it's up to you to create a plan of how you are going to ground yourself in it and have the commitment and discipline to do it.
Starting small is the way to go. You can begin with 2 to 3 minutes of mindfulness meditation and slowly increase the time as you get comfortable.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Oscar Tags: featured happiness health and fitness psychology self-improvement meditation mental health mindfulness self improvement Source Type: blogs
The unfair blame on primary care physicians
When plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Pearl published his Los Angeles Times op-ed, “How Doctor Culture Sinks U.S. Healthcare,” a polemic essay critical of primary care physicians like me, he set off a firestorm. While he made some valid points, Dr. Pearl also blamed many of the preventative health failures in the U.S. squarely on theRead more …The unfair blame on primary care physicians originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sheetal-khedkar-rao" rel="tag" > Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Voted Best Plastic Surgery Office - Best of South Shore
We are pleased to announce we have been voted Best Plastic Surgery Office again! Thank you! to all of our happy customers who voted in the #BOSS2021 Best of the South Shore awards. The winners list is in this summer ' s issue ofSouth Shore Home, Life& Style. Dr. Hamori is reknowned for her delicate surgical skills and natural looking results as well as maintaining a state-of-the-art surgical center and plastic surgeon supervised medi-spa with the latest in non-invasive and non-surgical treatments.Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa is now located at 113 Tremont Street (right next to her old location...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - June 28, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Specials in the Skin Spa for May!
Virtue RF Microneedling is here! Purchase a package of 3 VirtueRF face treatments and get 3 Virtue neck treatments free (both areas must be done same day) (a $625 savings)20% off a package of 4 CoolTone treatments15% off Thermage (any area)25% off Ultherapy (any area)Purchase a Clear + Brilliant Treatment and receive a free IPL Photorejuvenation (both treatments must be done same day) (a $250 savings)Purchase 1 area of Laser Hair Removal and get a second area of equal or lesser value 50% off (both areas must be done same day)You must be an appr...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - May 10, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
New Bioprinting Technique to Make Artificial Cartilage Implants
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a method to 3D print cartilage-like materials consisting of a collagen hydrogel containing human chondrocytes. The printed structures mimic human nasal cartilage in terms of its mechanical, molecular and histological characteristics. The researchers hope the technology could lead to personalized cartilage implants for skin cancer patients who have nasal cartilage defects following surgery to remove their tumors.
The nose is a common site for skin cancer, and in many such patients, removal of the cancerous lesions will result in cartilage defects. At present, surgeo...
Source: Medgadget - May 10, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Wireless Sensor Measures Deep Tissue Oxygen Levels
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an ultrasound-powered implantable sensor that can measure oxygen levels in tissues deep within the body and transmit these data to an external device. The technology could be useful in monitoring transplant viability or oxygen exposure in preterm infants. It also has potential to be adapted to measure other biochemical markers, such as carbon dioxide concentrations or pH levels.
Oxygen is crucial for living tissues, and poor oxygenation leads to cell death. This process forms the basis for various pathological phenomena, but clinicians can struggle to ...
Source: Medgadget - April 19, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Plastic Surgery Rehab Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Heart Patch Helps Grow New Vessels Post Myocardial Infarct
Researchers at the Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea have developed a hydrogel patch system that allows for sophisticated sequential release of growth factors that stimulate angiogenesis. The sequential cascade of growth factors mimics the natural process in the body and the researchers hope that the technology could provide regenerative efficacy in ischemic disease, such as myocardial infarction.
Ischemic disease poses a huge chronic burden on patients and healthcare providers. Treatments that can help to restore blood flow to ischemic tissue represent a promising way to help re...
Source: Medgadget - April 14, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Materials Medicine Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Tendon-Inspired Sutures Protect Fragile Tissues
Researchers at McGill University in Canada have developed bioinspired sutures that mimic the structure of human tendons. The gel-covered sutures are slippery and tough, reducing the damage caused by conventional sutures when used on soft tissues. Interestingly, the gel surface of the sutures may allow for advanced applications such as drug delivery, infection prevention, or even near-infrared imaging to aid suture placement and removal during minimally invasive surgery.
Suturing to close wounds and aid healing is an old technique, with centuries of history, but in all that time sutures haven’t advanced all that much. ...
Source: Medgadget - April 12, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiac Surgery GI Materials Ob/Gyn Plastic Surgery Radiology Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Specials in the Skin Spa!
Specials in the Skin Spa for April 20% offCoolsculptingo r20% off a package of 4CoolTone treatments 25% offLaser Hair Removal 25% offBBL Photo Rejuvenation treatments (any area) 20% off a package of 3CoolPeel treatments15% offViPeels25% off a package of 6Emsella treatments You must be an appropriate candidate for your chosen procedure.Specials expire 4.30.21Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa113 Tremont Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 02332Call us:781-934-2200Serving Boston ' s South Shore, Cape Cod and NantucketChristine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - April 9, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Why this plastic surgeon chose to become a high school science teacher [PODCAST]
“I have closed my practice, but I have no plans to retire at the age of 52. I have started the journey to become a high school science teacher. There are frequent internet postings and blogs by physicians with strategies to retire young. I suspect that many of us, not near traditional retirement age, still […]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)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Surgery Source Type: blogs
Medical Robotics and The Future of Surgery: Interview with Tracy Accardi, VP of R & D for Medtronic Surgical Robotics
Medtronic has been a key player in the minimally invasive surgery space for the last few decades, and has made great strides more recently in robotic surgery with last year’s acquisition of Digital Surgery. As a quick reference point: despite the many benefits of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), only 3% of surgeries around the world are done with the help of robots. Medtronic is aiming to shatter the barriers currently thwarting the adoption of this important technology.
We were able to connect with Tracy Accardi, VP of R&D at Medtronic to catch a sneak peek of what the industry can expect over the next six months&...
Source: Medgadget - March 16, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiac Surgery Exclusive Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
