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Anatomage Table 5 Digital Dissection Tables Incorporate into the Long Beach Unified School District

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28 , 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Anatomage Inc., makers of the world’s first and only life-sized digital dissection table, announced today that the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) in California is the first school district in the nation...

March 29, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Ibuprofen Increases Cardiovascular Risk 

When nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen sodium (Aleve) first hit the market, they were heralded as an attractive alternative to aspirin for tackling aches and pains, as they were thought to be gentler on the...

March 28, 2017

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

15 Keynotes on Spinal Surgical Robotics

Robotics is making its mark on the spine industry, promising high accuracy and low complication rates. Here are 15 keynotes on the expanding field of robotics in spine surgery. 1. The worldwide spinal surgical robotics market is currently valued at...

March 27, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Major Breakthrough in Mass Producing Red Blood Cells

Every minute in the United States, 30 people require a blood transfusion. That equates to a lot of blood, and the problem is that not enough people donate. This bottleneck has long been an issue for medicine, and so many...

March 27, 2017

Orthopedics and Spine

Injections of Sugar Might Help Ease Knee Joint Pain

An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests. Knee osteoarthritis, a leading cause of pain and disability in...

March 23, 2017

Orthopedics and Spine

‘Text Neck’ Wrecking your Spine

The human head weighs about a dozen pounds. But as the neck bends forward and down, the weight on the cervical spine begins to increase. At a 15-degree angle, this weight is about 27 pounds, at 30 degrees it’s 40...

March 21, 2017

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Mazor Robotics Combines Commercialization Efforts with Medtronic

ORLANDO, Fla., March 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Mazor Robotics Ltd. is a global leader in the development and distribution of innovative surgical guidance systems for spine and brain surgery. Mazor Robotics Inc., the US subsidiary of Mazor Robotics LTD is...

March 21, 2017

Resource Library

Official Tradeshow Tips and Checklists: Supercharge Your Networking

Legacy MedSearch is on the move, traveling to 12 conferences in the next few weeks, having come off two trade shows (HIMSS, Southern Neurosurgery. This week brings ACC (Cardiovascular) in Washington, DC and AAOS (Orthopedics) in San Diego. Tradeshows are one of...

March 16, 2017

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Multiple Companies Bidding to Buy Medtronic Medical-Supplies Business

Cardinal Health Inc. is among several companies that are bidding to buy Medtronic medical-supplies business, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Dublin, Ohio-based medical-products supplier Cardinal is the leading suitor, the news service reported, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. Northfield, Ill.-based...

March 15, 2017