3D Printing In Medicine And Healthcare – The Ultimate List
3D printing has demonstrated huge potential for the future of medicine in the previous years, and its development is unstoppable. See the impressive list of 3D-printed healthcare materials and medical equipment below!
How does 3D printing in medicine work?
3D printing in medicine is part of the innovative process called additive manufacturing, which means producing three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. How the technology works, we explained in our article on bioprinting here.
As technology evolves, researchers work on various solutions. For example, engineers from the University of Buffalo have ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: 3D Printing Biotechnology Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Medical Education Personalized Medicine 3d printed biomaterial tissue engineering Video bioprinting GC1 Innovation Source Type: blogs
3 Reasons Why Patient Design Must Replace The Patient-Centricity Illusion
What is the difference between patient design and patient centricity? Why is the former a concept we need to embrace in the future of medicine, and why is it time to forget about the latter? These are the questions we examined in our latest paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, authored by The Medical Futurist Dr Bertalan Mesko and patient scholar Dave deBronkart – widely known as ePatient Dave.
Patient centricity has been the buzzword of the past two decades, especially often used in the 2010s, from pharma companies to healthcare providers, it was loudly advertised everywhere. As nice...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF E-Patients Future of Medicine Healthcare Design study patient empowerment patient design Digital Health Trend Study Future of healthcare patient centricity Source Type: blogs
3D Printing in Medicine And Healthcare – The Ultimate List In 2021
3D printing has demonstrated huge potential for the future of medicine in the previous years, and its development is unstoppable. Just look at the impressive list of 3D printed healthcare materials and medical equipment below!
How does 3D printing in medicine work?
3D printing in medicine is part of the innovative process called additive manufacturing, which means producing three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. How the technology works, we explained the technology in our article on bioprinting here.
As technology evolves, researchers work on various solutions. For example, engineers from the University of B...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 13, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: 3D Printing Biotechnology Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Medical Education Personalized Medicine bioprinting Innovation Video GC1 3d printed biomaterial tissue engineering Source Type: blogs
Purposeful Parenting the Infant or Toddler
Purposeful parenting can begin even before a child is born. It can even begin before pregnancy. It is recommended that a woman who plans to become pregnant begin taking prenatal vitamins at least a month prior to conception, if possible. This ensures the proper vitamin balance for optimal development and decreases the likelihood of developmental defects occurring such as spina bifida.
Even after pregnancy, there is much to prepare before the baby arrives. The mother’s regular prenatal care, diet, sleep, exercise, and stress levels all impact the growing child in utero. This time of preparation can be great practice f...
Source: World of Psychology - July 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Children and Teens Communication Parenting Pregnancy Students Child Development Education language acquisition Learning motor skills National Purposeful Parenting Month Source Type: blogs
It shouldn ’t be this difficult to find shoes for kids with disabilities
My son, Luke, was born 18 months ago with myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida. Luke and our family have faced many challenges: premature birth at 26 weeks due to complications after in utero surgery for spina bifida; a 171-day stay in the neonatal intensive care unit; 10 surgeries since birth; and more. Throughout all […]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 - November 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/cassi-young" rel="tag" > Cassi Young < /a > Tags: Patient Patients Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
What patients — and doctors — need to know about vitamins and supplements
A recently published clinical guideline on vitamin and mineral supplements reinforces every other evidence-based guideline, research review, and consensus statement on this topic. The bottom line is that there is absolutely no substitute for a well-balanced diet, which is the ideal source of the vitamins and minerals we need.
The brief article, co-authored by nutrition guru Dr. JoAnn Manson, cites multiple large clinical trials studying multiple nutritional supplements’ effects on multiple end points. The gist of it is, our bodies prefer naturally occurring sources of vitamins and minerals. We absorb these better. And be...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Drugs and Supplements Health Healthy Eating Prevention Vitamins and supplements Source Type: blogs
Prenatal Blood Tests – What to Expect
Navigating through the many different pre-natal blood tests can be confusing. Names like Sequential Screening, NIPT, and Carrier Screening meant nothing to me before being pregnant. As my doctor explained the different blood tests, I found myself being even more confused. I just wanted to know which blood test was the best option for my baby and me.
As you enter your second trimester and prepare to take multiple blood tests, it’s best to do your research beforehand. This way you’ll know what to expect and won’t be overwhelmed by the different options.
Here is a breakdown of the different blood tests:
Sequential Scree...
Source: Cord Blood News - December 18, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Obstruction of Magendie's Foramen :MRI
Case Report : A 33-year-old woman presented with visual disturbance and balance difficulty on MRI brain shows dilatation of lateral, III and IV ventricles along with periventricular T2/FLAIR hyperintensity. Temporal horns are dilated. Fourth ventricle appears dilated out of propotion along with prominent CSF flow void in the IV ventricle and some enhancement in ependymal surface of IV ventricle. Contour abnormality in the foramen of magendie. These findings are indicative of IV ventricular outflow tract obstruction possibly post infective sequele/arachnoiditis in foramen of magendieTeaching Points:Memb...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - September 7, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Growing Up with Doctors: A Mother ’s Reflection on Physicians, Healthcare Teams, and a Lifetime with Spina Bifida
By Marsha Miller Almost ten years ago, I wrote a story about my experience navigating the healthcare system as a young woman with a myelomeningocele baby. It was a story about “forgiveness” because my baby was two-months old before his back was closed, his brain shunted, and his prolapsed rectum repaired. It was a system […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - June 6, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: reflectivemeded Tags: Health Care medical education narrative medicine patient care syndicated Source Type: blogs
To the doctor who saved our son ’s life
I’m convinced this will be a year of reflection for our family — as we’ve witnessed so many transitions in the past year I find myself deep in thought. As I reflect, I’m full of appreciation for the journey we’re on. I’m full of gratitude for so many of the people who have helped us along the way — especially the amazing doctors who have become like family. This past week I’ve found myself thinking more about one of the most influential doctors in our family’s life — Chance’s neurosurgeon.
Today we visited her office — for a routine appointment to make sure we are...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/amanda-kern" rel="tag" > Amanda Kern < /a > Tags: Patient Patients Source Type: blogs
No folate fortification for the grain-free
Advocates of wheat and grain consumption claim that multiple nutritional deficiencies will develop if we eliminate them from our diet. Not true. Let’s explore this question.
Folates are a B vitamin necessary for multiple cell processes, including assembly of DNA and RNA. Folates are therefore especially necessary during pregnancy, as the fetus requires this nutrient to assemble and grow its own genetic code.
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for folates and folic acid, which are lumped together as Dietary Folate Equivalents, is 400 mcg per day in adults (male and female), 600 mcg per day in pregnant females. (1 ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle folates gluten grains vitamins Source Type: blogs
Patients in the Himalayas Grateful for Care
BY RACHEL EDWARDS, MD
I traveled to India in August 2014 with Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE), which organizes groups of attending physicians, residents, medical students, and nurses from around the world to travel to one of the most remote parts of the world, deep in the Himalayan Mountains. Our route took us to the Pangi Valley of Northern India, where the road we traveled has only existed for a decade and is impassable during the winter months when the road is covered in snow. The people who live there are resilient and hardened by their environment of mountainous terrain and harsh climate.
Our group, escorted...
Source: Going Global - November 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Patients in the Himalayas Grateful for Care
BY RACHEL EDWARDS, MD
I traveled to India in August 2014 with Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE), which organizes groups of attending physicians, residents, medical students, and nurses from around the world to travel to one of the most remote parts of the world, deep in the Himalayan Mountains. Our route took us to the Pangi Valley of Northern India, where the road we traveled has only existed for a decade and is impassable during the winter months when the road is covered in snow. The people who live there are resilient and hardened by their environment of mountainous terrain and harsh climate.
Our group, es...
Source: Going Global - November 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Several States Expand Educational Choice
Jason Bedrick
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that expands eligibility for the Florida’s longstanding scholarship tax credit (STC) program and creates a new education savings account for students with special needs. Earlier this year, Oklahoma expanded its STC program and Arizona expanded both its STC and education savings account programs. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation creating a new STC program, though unfortunately it is limited only to low-income students assigned to government schools that are designated as “failing” by...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 23, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Jason Bedrick Source Type: blogs
Wheat and spina bifida
Spina bifida and neural tube defects are a devastating condition that affect 1 in 800 births. They represent the failure of the spinal column and overlying tissues to close in utero during the first trimester of pregnancy, leaving the spinal cord, and sometimes the brain, exposed. It is attributable in large part to dietary lack of folate, a B vitamin.
If pregnant mothers obtain 400 mcg per day of folate, the incidence of spina bifida is slashed by 72%–not eliminated, but markedly reduced (since there are causes outside of lack of dietary folate). Given the severity of this condition, it is an incredibly small ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Nutritional deficiencies Source Type: blogs
