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Man Feels Sensations in His Paralyzed Hand Through a Robotic Prosthetic

Researchers from University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), successfully managed to bring back the feeling of sensation to a man severely paralyzed a decade earlier. The 28 year-old had electrodes from a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted into...

October 17, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Philips Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Lumify S4-1 Ultrasound Transducer

October 14, 2016 — Philips announced at The American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) annual meeting that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its S4-1 cardiac transducer for Lumify, its smart-device diagnostic...

October 17, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

FDA Amends Custom Medical Device Requirements

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday released a final rule that amends its regulations on the definition of a custom device so as to include new statutory requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the...

October 13, 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

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Giant Touchscreen Gives Med Students a 3D View of Human Anatomy

Within weeks of starting medical school, first year students enter the gross anatomy lab at the University of B.C. to begin dissecting a human cadaver. On this day, 288 students are crowded around 48 bodies donated so they can learn their trade — and...

October 12, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Stryker Persists in Legal Battle With Ex-Rep, Despite Bankruptcy

Ex-Stryker rep, Chris Ridgeway, has been in the middle of a legal battle with Stryker since September 2013 when they fired and sued him, claiming he conspired with Biomet to steal Stryker’s trade secrets, pricing, and obtain a distributorship deal through...

October 12, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Medtronic Received FDA Approval for New Insulin Delivery System for Type 1 Diabetes

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a new insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes is a big deal. With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas makes little or no insulin so people have to replace it with...

October 11, 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

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Theranos Closing Labs and Wellness Centers, Laying Off Hundreds 

Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled founder and chief executive of Theranos, said late Wednesday that the company will close its clinical labs and Walgreens testing centers. The open letter, posted on the company’s website, was essentially an epitaph for the consumer-facing...

October 10, 2016