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LED Minor Surgery Light
April 24, 2013 10:14 am | by Waldmann Lighting | Waldmann Lighting | Product Releases | CommentsWaldmann Lighting's Triango’s unique optic, developed by Derungs, provides an optimum light field of reflection-, shadow- and glare-free lighting and the illuminated area meets the highest technical requirements for medical lighting.
Study: Doctors-In-Training Spend Little Time At Patient Bedside
April 24, 2013 10:07 am | News | CommentsMedical interns spend just 12 percent of their time examining and talking with patients, and more than 40 percent of their time behind a computer, according to a new Johns Hopkins study that closely followed first-year residents at Baltimore's two large academic medical centers.
Tiny Surgical Tools Used In Animal Biopsies Meant To Study Improved Body Access
April 24, 2013 10:03 am | News | CommentsBy using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians say they have devised a new way to perform biopsies that could provide a more effective way to access narrow conduits in the body as well as find early signs of cancer or other diseases.
Ohio Justices Make Key Malpractice-Case Ruling
April 24, 2013 9:04 am | News | CommentsSympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient's unexpected medical outcome can't be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Image-Guided, Robot-Assisted Surgery Markets In Western Europe Set For Strong Expansion
April 24, 2013 9:00 am | News | CommentsImage-guided and robot-assisted surgeries have made successful inroads into the western European market. The significant cost and clinical benefits offered by such advanced surgical systems has been key to boosting their adoption rates.
Maintaining Board Certification Every Two Years
April 24, 2013 8:50 am | by Dr. Wes Fisher, M.D. | Blogs | CommentsRemember the good ol' days when taking a single board certification examination from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) was good enough to call yourself "board certified" in a medical specialty? Those were the days.
A Record Of Progress On Health Information Technology
April 24, 2013 8:32 am | by CMS.gov | Articles | CommentsThe Affordable Care Act includes numerous reforms to improve the quality of healthcare and lowers costs for taxpayers and patients. Health IT is critical to implementing and making these new payment and delivery models work. It provides the kind of smart data and analytics that is already helping programs such as Accountable Care Organizations, bundled payments, patient-centered medical homes, and value-based purchasing.
Shoulder Injuries In Baseball Pitchers Could Be Prevented With 3-D Motion Detection System
April 23, 2013 12:11 pm | News | CommentsA new 3-D motion detection system could help identify baseball pitchers who are at risk for shoulder injuries, according to a new study. The system can be used on the field and requires only a laptop computer. Other systems that evaluate pitchers’ throwing motions require cameras and other equipment and generally are confined to indoor use.
Doctors: All Boston Bomb Patients Likely To Live
April 23, 2013 12:02 pm | by Marilynn Marchione | News | CommentsThat includes several people who arrived with legs attached by just a little skin, a 3-year-old boy with a head wound and bleeding on the brain, and a little girl riddled with nails. Even a transit system police officer whose heart had stopped and was close to bleeding to death after a shootout with the suspects now appears headed for recovery.
Man Undergoes Phrenic Nerve Surgery To Relieve Shortness Of Breath, Will Celebrate With Marathon
April 23, 2013 10:57 am | News | CommentsThe cause of phrenic nerve damage is sometimes very easy to pinpoint, such as surgery to the neck or chest, or an accident; however sometimes, as in Kurt Matthewson's case, it can be difficult to discern. As part of his usual procedure, Dr. Matthew Kaufman did a nerve transplant with a graft taken from Matthewson's ankle.
Heart Bypass Surgery Or Stents? Depends On Patient
April 23, 2013 10:45 am | News | CommentsThe average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient. Researchers found slightly more heart patients survived at least five years after bypass surgery.
HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System
April 23, 2013 10:35 am | by Olympus | Olympus | Product Releases | CommentsThe Olympus Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and improving the speed, accuracy, and precision of surgical tasks such as dissection, grasping and suturing when compared with traditional 2D surgical systems.
Examination Glove
April 23, 2013 10:22 am | by Sempermed | Sempermed Usa, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSempermed's StarMed Ultra Nitrile examination glove is manufactured with a second generation nitrile formula, providing an incomparable fit and feel without sacrificing the protection and peace of mind healthcare workers demand.
MiSeal Reposable Thermal Ligating System
April 23, 2013 10:09 am | by Microline Surgical | Microline Surgical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicroline Surgical, Inc. launched an enhanced version of its MiSeal Reposable Thermal Ligating System. MiSeal is the first and only reposable device that simultaneously seals and divides soft tissue using direct thermal energy, offering surgeons the ability to achieve exceptional patient outcomes at a considerable cost advantage.
EMR Designers: Your Actions Can Kill
April 23, 2013 9:56 am | by Jordan Grumet, M.D. | Blogs | CommentsAttention technologists, CEO’s, and health care consultants: your decisions can be as dangerous as a nurse with a syringe of over-concentrated heparin. When EMRs are implemented that take physicians eyes and minds away from the patient without demonstrable improvement in quality of care (and cause excess spending), patients can die.
