The increased use of endoscopic procedures results in a growing need for qualified endoscopy technicians as it provides less invasive patient care therapy. The future of healthcare is being shaped by medical technology, including substantial developments in endoscopic technology. Endoscopy technicians, also known as gastrointestinal technicians, work with physicians and nurses during endoscopies. The technique … Continue reading
We are pleased to invite our clients the upcoming International Surgical Week ISW 2022 – 49th World Congress of the International Society of Surgery ISS/SIC, which will take place on 15 to 18 August 2022 in Vienna, Austria. The ISW 2022aims to provide a platform for scientific and clinical working groups where they can collaborate … Continue reading
On June 7, 2022, the Innovation Committee at the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) published the overview of the 32 innovative healthcare research projects that will be funded. The complete list of funded projects is provided below: A patient typology for needs-based and more effective coaching in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. The applicant is … Continue reading
During the first Chemnitz’ Robotic-Symposium, two experts reported on the current state and the future of robot-assisted surgery and highlighted why it is a good time to be involved in this field of technology. Once thought of as technique viable only in a far-off future, the use of robotics in surgery now is part of … Continue reading
Selecting steel type is an important decision for each project. There are many different types of steel, but carbon or stainless steel is mostly used in medicine. This article discusses the difference between Volkmann blades. In general, steel is an alloy with iron as the main component. An alloy is a mix of metal and … Continue reading
Stanford University scientists identified a compound that appears to reverse a defect implicated in Parkinson’s disease. (alex-mit/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecular defect that seems common among almost all patients with Parkinson’s disease. The marker could help diagnose the neurodegenerative disorder earlier, they argue, and it … Continue reading
EchoPixel’s new offering, which is pending FDA clearance, will provide cardiologists and surgeons with a “digital twin” of a patient’s heart to help them determine the best place to put a catheter or device to treat structural heart disease. (Bryan Brandenburg/CC by-SA 3.0) EchoPixel debuted the latest addition to what it calls its “mixed reality” … Continue reading
The Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent includes a bio-compatible and non-thrombogenic coating around a single strand of cobalt alloy wire forming a sinusoidal wave. (Image: Medtronic) In late-breaking clinical data, Medtronic showed that its Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent showed success in patients at a high risk for bleeding, a group that is often excluded from stent … Continue reading
Example of CheXpert dataset: Frontal and lateral CXR of a patient with Pneumonia.( www.semanticscholar.org) Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 seconds is about how quickly a new system they studied that utilizes artificial intelligence took to accurately identify key findings in chest X-rays of patients in the emergency department suspected of having … Continue reading
IBM Watson Health has inked its second collaboration with Guerbet, the French maker of diagnostic imaging agents, to help develop artificial-intelligence-powered methods for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer. The deal follows on from a similar software collaboration in liver cancer launched last year that aims to detect, characterize and monitor lesions over time. “The main … Continue reading
