Following transradial percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the radial artery can occasionally occlude, potentially resulting in serious complications. Radial occlusion is treated by applying compression, but clinicians have no idea whether nor how much blood is flowing through the artery. Moreover, once an occlusion happens in the radial arte (Read more...)
Electronic Wristband With Flexible Batteries Helps Maintain Body Temperature
It has been well known that using localized cooling and heating can help people regulate their body temperature, reduce muscle fatigue during exercise, and generally make feel better. Heating and cooling pads are quite bulky, heavy, and don’t provide much control of their temperature, making them difficult to use in practice. Engineers (Read more...)
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VIDEO: Xiidra a good option for treating dry eye before cataract surgery
SAN DIEGO — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, John A. Hovanesian, MD, discusses a study he performed looking at the use of Xiidra (lifitegrast, Takeda) in patients with dry eye to optimize the ocular surface before cat…
Study offers important step to identify cause of blinding disease
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their color vision and difficulty seeing in the center of their visual field.
FDA Clears First Zika Blood Test for Routine Use
The ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA had previously been authorized only for emergency use under the FDA’s emergency use authorization authority. FDA Approvals
NightWare Gets FDA Breakthrough Status for App to Stop Nightmares of PTSD Sufferers
Nightmares are a regular part of life for many people that suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They can be very hard to control, since dreams seem to have a life of their own and arise in our sleep whether we want them to or not. NightWare, a company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just won […]