Medical students around the world are invited to participate in the first international diagnostic championship hosted by International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and InSimu, a company that makes apps for students to practice diagnostic decisions. Teams of up to three students can participate from anywhere in th (Read more...)
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Mediterranean Diet Linked With Lower Incidence of Advanced AMD
People who eat a Mediterranean diet are less likely to develop advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Reuters Health Information
KARL STORZ’s Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy Coming to U.S. for Bladder Cancer Detection
KARL STORZ is releasing its PDD (photodynamic diagnostics) Blue Light Flexible Video Cystoscopy in the United States for detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The news is a result of the FDA’s regulatory green light that allows the company’s Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview to also be useful with the KARL&nbs (Read more...)
OrthoMetals Helps Crematoria Mine Metals from Dead Bodies
As medical implants become more common, more and more people are dying with all kinds of metals within their bodies. Gold, titanium, palladium, silver, and many other metals are frequently found in cardiac implants, neurostimulators, dental implants, and artificial joints. A company called OrthoMetals, based in The Netherlands, is essentially minin (Read more...)
Lampalizumab Does Not Slow Progression of Geographic Atrophy in AMD
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FDA Continues Crack Down on Unapproved Stem Cell Clinics
The FDA is seeking permanent injunctions to stop two US stem cell clinics from marketing potentially dangerous and unapproved stem cell products. Medscape Medical News
Three Clinicians Used Quick Thinking During In-flight Emergency
A Mayo infectious disease physician, a retired nurse, and an EMT happen to be on board a flight from London to Minnesota when a passenger experiences a corneal melt. Medscape Medical News
Patient in Need Fortunate to Have Three Clinicians on Flight
A Mayo infectious disease physician, a retired nurse, and an EMT happen to be on board a flight from London to Minnesota when a passenger experiences a corneal melt. Medscape Medical News
Music Improves Function of Blood Pressure Medication
Scientists working at São Paulo State University, Juazeiro do Norte College, ABC Medical School in Brazil and Oxford Brookes University in the UK have shown that music improves the performance of anti-hypertensive medications. The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, involved 37 patients with high blood pressure that normally (Read more...)
GE Unveils Factory-in-a-Box for Virus-Based Therapies
The production of emerging virus-based gene therapies, cell therapies, vaccines, and cancer treatments requires new types of facilities for manufacturers to build. GE Healthcare promises to help make it easy by unveiling their KUBio “factory-in-a-box” offering. The company in particular hopes to fill a need for facilities that can (Read more...)
Dry Eye: No Benefit From Fatty Acid Supplements
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation relieved dry eye to the same extent as placebo olive oil in a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News
Cerebrotech Visor Can Rapidly Detect Severe Stroke with 92% Accuracy
A visor that clinicians or paramedics can place on patients suspected of having a stroke has demonstrated 92% accuracy in helping to diagnose severe cases of the condition. The device can provide a diagnosis within seconds, and works by sending low-energy radio waves through the brain. Rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke is vital for […]
(Read more...)Applications are Open for The Data Incubator’s Summer Data Science Fellowship Program
Applications are now being accepted for The Data Incubator’s Summer Data Science Fellowship opportunity. The Data Incubator is a data science training organization supported by Cornell University. In addition to running the fellowship program, The Data Incubator also facilitates data science courses and provides resources to both hi (Read more...)
Macular Degeneration: Stem Cells Restore Sight in Small Study
Doctors in the UK say they have taken an important step towards treating a common form of blindness – wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Medicare Patients With Larger Support Networks More Likely to Get Cataract Surgery
Older adults with fewer family members in their social support network are less likely to undergo cataract surgery, regardless of whether they have a partner, according to a new study using nationally representative survey data. Reuters Health Inform…
FDA Warns Opternative to Stop Marketing Eye Exam App
The FDA has told Opternative to stop marketing its mobile eye examination app, saying the company has not applied for marketing approval of the medical device. Medscape Medical News
Body on a Chip to Study Drug Effects on Multiple Organ Systems Simultaneously
Researchers at MIT have developed an advanced microfluidic system that encompasses tissues from up to 10 organs. The device allows scientists to test the effects of drug candidates on multiple organ systems simultaneously. Screening drug candidates in this way reduces the chance of unexpected side-effects during subsequent clinical trials, and redu (Read more...)
Diamond-coated 3D Printed Materials for Improved Medical Implants
Scientists at RMIT University in Australia have developed a new technique that allows them to coat 3D printed titanium objects with a layer of diamonds. The coating results in improved properties for medical implants, such as reduced bacterial attachment, enhanced proliferation of mammalian cells, and increased integration with living bone tissue. (Read more...)
Biomarkers May Predict Rx Response in Diabetic Macular Edema
Biomarkers from the anterior chamber of the eye help predict response to ranibizumab, which could spare patients repeated injections with an ineffective agent, a small trial suggested. Medscape Medical News
Spectralink Versity Smartphones Designed for Hospital Use
Smartphones have become commonly used tools in modern hospitals, connecting clinicians to in-house electronic medical records, providing research capabilities, and even functioning as the core components of medical tools such as ophthalmoscopes, stethoscopes, and even therapeutic devices. Yet, smartphones are designed for consumers and often lack f (Read more...)