Arbutus Medical ’s New Low-Cost Surgical DrillCovers: Interview with CEO Lawrence Buchan
Arbutus Medical is a company that aims to improve access to surgical power tools for surgeons around the world. Their flagship product, the DrillCover, is a sterilizable enclosure that allows surgeons to use an off-the-shelf hardware drill for orthopedic surgery. Four years ago, we interviewed Lawrence Buchan, Arbutus’ co-founder. We caught up with him again to see how Arbutus is faring. He told us about two new products, two new markets, and the positive social impact they’ve catalyzed.
The Arbutus DrillCover Hex System, with DEWALT’s DCF610S2, the base power tool for the system.
The company has evolved quickly in f...
Source: Medgadget - January 29, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Ben Ouyang Tags: Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery Public Health Source Type: blogs
Spark Student Interest in Science with SEPA-Funded Education Materials
Discussions with health professionals
Users learn about common heart conditions, diagnostic tests, and steps people can take to get and keep their cardiovascular system healthy. This app is available in both English and Spanish.
Monster Heart Medic is part of the PlayPads project produced by the University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland.
Other SEPA-Funded Projects
Interested in more? Check out last year’s SEPA blog post for other projects. Also see the SEPA website. (Source: Biomedical Beat B...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 31, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Juli Rose Tags: Being a Scientist Source Type: blogs
First trauma in the ER
I spent the summer between the first and second years of medical school in the emergency department at Cincinnati’s major trauma hospital. More specifically, I spent summer nights there, studying the effects of interpersonal violence. Cincinnati is both a friendly city and a violent city. People say “Hello” when you pass in a corridor. At first, coming from Boston, this mid-West style of friendliness took me aback. At the same time, the Brady Campaign gives Ohio and Kentucky (which is just across the river from Cincinnati) a D and an F for gun laws. Both ranked into negative numbers on a scale of 1 to 100. Guns are c...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/heather-finlay-morreale" rel="tag" > Heather Finlay-Morreale, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
Wireless and Scanning – The Clarius Portable Ultrasound Review
Can you imagine making an ultrasound scan on your kitchen table? No need for a doctor’s appointment, no waiting time, no travel costs. With the appearance of pocket-sized and user-friendly diagnostic devices, such as the Clarius wireless portable ultrasound, it’s already possible. The Medical Futurist had the chance to test the mind-boggling technology able to revolutionize diagnostics. Here’s our great Clarius review.
When everyday heroes meet science fiction turned reality
On a partly cloudy September morning, The Medical Futurist team visited an ambulance crew in the Hungarian capital. We brought the experts two t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 27, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Medical Professionals Portable Diagnostics Researchers Telemedicine & Smartphones clarius clinical digital innovation future Health Healthcare portable ultrasound review technology Source Type: blogs
Immunexpress Saving Lives with Improved Sepsis Diagnosis: Interview with Rolland Carlson PhD, CEO
Sepsis is the overwhelming response of the body’s immune system to infection, leading to life-threatening tissue and organ damage. The condition is poorly understood, hard to diagnose, and currently kills 30-50% of those with a confirmed diagnosis in the developed world and 60-80% of those diagnosed in developing countries. Sepsis is estimated to be the most common cause of death of hospitalized patients, and typically kills more people in Europe and North America annually than bowel, breast, and prostate cancers combined.
Seattle-based in vitro diagnostic company Immunexpress has developed the first FDA-approved sepsis ...
Source: Medgadget - August 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Critical Care Diagnostics Exclusive Medicine Pathology Public Health Source Type: blogs
Vaccine opponents think they know more than medical experts. Why is that?
One of the most contentious areas of health policy over the past two decades has been the safety of vaccination. Vaccines prevent the outbreak of diseases that used to be widespread, like polio, and scientific consensus strongly supports their safety. Yet many Americans refuse or delay the vaccination of their children out of fear that it could lead to autism, even though scientific consensus refutes this claim.
Anti-vaccine attitudes have been fueled in large part by growing rates of autism diagnoses as well as a now debunked study in The Lancet that linked autism and the measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine – pushing ma...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/matthew-motta-steven-sylvester-timothy-callaghan" rel="tag" > Matthew Motta, PhD, Steven Sylvester, PhD, and Timothy Callaghan, PhD < /a > Tags: Conditions Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Grown Cartilage Used to Fix Diseased Joints Responsible for TMJ Dysfunction
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) is a condition which makes it difficult to chew on food and talk, while being quite painful and unpleasant. It’s caused by the breakdown of the cartilage disc that brings together two bones of the jaw.
Researchers from University of California, Irvine, University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston have now developed a way of taking tissue from a rib of one animal, separating out cartilage cells, and then used those cells to grow a new replacement cartilage that can be implanted into another animal. By the way, this is because tr...
Source: Medgadget - June 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: ENT Genetics Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
8 Ideas to Help You Choose a College Major
You're reading 8 Ideas to Help You Choose a College Major, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Choosing your college major is the biggest decision when you first start your college career. Some students start off being undecided and take a few classes before settling on a particular subject. Over time, they will need to figure out what kind of major they want to focus on and what career they want to pursue. Here are eight things to think about before you settle down on your college major.
1. Your Passion
If ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DavidGomes Tags: career self education college careers focus goals how to be successful success tips Source Type: blogs
Can ’ t Find Your Passion? Ask Yourself These Questions
Like many Millennials, I was told I could become whatever I wanted to be when I grew up. Before the age of ten I cycled through dreams of acting, singing, and becoming a veterinary pharmacist (true story).
Trying to find my passion was a near-obsession that followed me into adulthood. Ironically, all along I ignored what was naturally good at, including my knack for empathy, my love for writing, and an incurable curiosity about human behavior.
They say hindsight is 20/20, so today I clearly see how these strengths shaped my career. But for a long time, I searched for my passion as if it was a lost treasure chest that I sim...
Source: World of Psychology - June 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melody Wilding, LMSW Tags: College Creativity General Happiness Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Mindfulness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Professional Psychology Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Student Therapist Students Success & Ac Source Type: blogs
Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Begin Developing New Certification Program
This past week, audiology and speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) descended on the ASHA national office with a mission: to take a first step in certifying assistants. Along with audiology and speech-language pathology assistant educators and supervisors, they began the process by analyzing and defining their core job tasks.
The ASHA Board of Directors approved development of the Assistants Certification Program in November 2017, with the certification tentatively scheduled for launch in late 2020. Among other charges, the program will:
Establish national standards for assistants.
Provide portability of credential...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - June 7, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology Events Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 4th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 3, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Discussing the Dog Aging Project with Matt Kaeberlein
The Life Extension Advocacy Foundation volunteers recently interviewed Matt Kaeberlein on the topic of the Dog Aging Project, a venture that aims to try in dogs some of the more credible and safe interventions shown to modestly slow aging in mice. When initially proposed, senolytics to clear senescent cells were not in that list, but we might hope to see that change in the years ahead. I'm not overly optimistic about the performance of the other possibilities, such as mTOR inhibitors and other candidate calorie restriction mimetic or exercise mimetic pharmaceuticals. In some cases the evidence is good for these items to wo...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 29, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Beating the Travel Bug & Innovation in Hand Sanitation: Interview with Zoono CSO Dr. Andrew Alexander
While flu season is drawing to a close, transmission of germs can still lead to colds and serious respiratory diseases. In few places are individuals more exposed to a multitude of unique germs and germ carriers than during travel. Unlike some forms of travel, such as buses, where an individual can choose to get off the vehicle or find an alternate transit option, like carpooling, air travel is much less flexible. Based on data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2010, on average 1.73 million passengers boarded domestic flights every day in the United States. On a plane, individuals are confined in a tight env...
Source: Medgadget - May 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Michael Batista Tags: Exclusive Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
a dog's life
Cooper, New York City, 20071.Thursday morning, I woke up, got my kids ready and took them to school. I came home, tidied up the rest of the dishes, and gave my dog Cooper an indulgent breakfast: a full can of her favorite soft dog food —not just a quarter of a can mixed in with her dry food like usual, but the whole thing, every last bit, all to herself. After she finished, I carried her to my car. We drove to the vet, where a kind receptionist showed me into an exam room, past a potted ficus plant and a cheerful wooden sign rea ding, “Think PAWS-ITIVELY!” I sat down on a bench. Cooper stuck her head behind my knees....
Source: the underwear drawer - April 29, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
State of Washington Enacts Statewide Drug Disposal Law
On March 22, 2018, the State of Washington officially enacted the first statewide drug take-back program in the country. Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1047 into law, which establishes a single, uniform, statewide system of regulation for safe and secure collection and disposal of medicines through a uniform drug "take-back" program operated and funded by drug manufacturers.
The Act goes into effect on June 7, 2018, and requires “covered manufacturers” to submit their proposed programs by July 1, 2019. Also by July 2, 2019, Washington’s Department of Health (DOH) must determine its own costs for administra...
Source: Policy and Medicine - April 17, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
