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Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

New Tools for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections

As the focus on hospital-acquired infections intensifies, some medical device manufacturers are considering deep UV light emitting diodes for smaller, portable disinfection devices. Here’s how the technology can be used in medical device design. According to the Centers for Disease...

October 24, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Five-Second Rule – I’m a Doctor. If I Drop Food on the Kitchen Floor, I Still Eat It.

You may have read or heard about the study debunking the five-second rule. It said that no matter how fast you pick up food that falls on the floor, you will pick up bacteria with it. Our continued focus on...

October 13, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Purple Heart Veteran Sgt. John Peck Receives Double Arm Transplant

When quadruple amputee and retired Marine Sgt. John Peck looks down at his new arms, he said, he’s overcome with gratitude — and vows that he will not take them for granted. Peck soon will be able to use his...

October 11, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Artificial Blood Vessels That Can Grow In the Body

In a groundbreaking new study led by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers, artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab and implanted in young lambs are capable of growth within the recipient. If confirmed in humans, these new vessel grafts would...

October 5, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

The First Baby With 3 Genetic Parents is Created

A doctor who treats infertility in New York City says he has helped a couple have the first baby purposefully created with DNA from three different adults. John Zhang of the New Hope Fertility Center in Manhattan traveled to Mexico...

September 30, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Leprosy Diagnoses in California Elementary School Student

LOS ANGELES — A case of leprosy, extremely rare in the United States, has been diagnosed in a Southern California elementary school student, sending health officials scrambling to reassure parents and the public that the disease is hard to transmit...

September 27, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

FDA Fast Tracks Aerosurf RDS in Premature Infants

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Aerosurf (lucinactant for inhalation; Windtree Therapeutics) for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants. Aerosurf is an investigational drug/device product that combines Windtree’s proprietary aerosolized...

September 22, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Stem Cells Presenting a Medical Breakthrough For Biotech

One of the most marvelous medical breakthroughs in the history of the world has just occurred. For the first time, neuroscientists treated a total quadriplegic (a 21-year-old young man) with stem cells, and he has largely recovered the functions of...

September 21, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

FDA Clears Omega3-Rich Fish Skin for Surgical Applications

MCLEAN, VA–(Marketwired – Sep 13, 2016) – Kerecis, the company using Omega3-rich fish skin for tissue healing, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the proprietary Kerecis technology as a surgical buttress in the United...

September 16, 2016