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Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

3-D “Smart” Sutures for Real-Time Diagnostic Data

The field of smart wearable systems has just gotten a boost thanks to researchers from Tufts University.  A team of engineers has developed a novel 3-dimensional thread-based diagnostic platform that, when sutured into tissue, collects a range of real-time diagnostic...

July 20, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Can I trust WebMD? A hypochondriac’s nightmare and Big Pharma’s dream 

Dear Julia: Can I trust WebMD? WebMD is the most popular source of health information in the US, and is likely to dominate your Google search results for almost any medical question you have. According to its editorial policy, WebMD promises...

July 20, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Got Dense Breasts? That Can Depend On Who Is Reading The Mammogram

If you’re a woman who gets screening mammograms, you may have received a letter telling you that your scan was clear, but that you have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. About half of U.S. states require providers...

July 19, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

Zimmer Biomet announces acquisition of MedTech – maker of the Rosa Robotic Spine System

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) (Zimmer Biomet), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, and Medtech SA (Euronext, FR0010892950 – ROSA) (Medtech), a leading French medical technology company, today announced that, following the unanimous approval of both companies’...

July 18, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Tufts Medical Center to Help Calm Anxiety with Virtual Reality

Patients often suffer a great deal of anxiety in the moments leading up to a procedure. But what if an individual could scope out the ER, meet her surgeon, and feel out her surroundings months before an appointment? That scenario is becoming a...

July 18, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Medical Errors, the 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the US

Recently, a study by Johns Hopkins made headlines by claiming that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the US. While that startling statistic was later challenged as being overly broad, it’s clear that over 100,000...

July 18, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Virtual Reality Surgical System Coming to Rush University

The days of operating on female pigs are over for obstetrics and gynecology residents at Rush University Medical Center. The 24 doctors in the four-year program will practice surgeries on a virtual reality system beginning later this summer. Rush and...

July 18, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Virtual Reality – Why it’s the Future of Healthcare

Will 2016 be a year of virtual reality? This question has been discussed over the last six months in the major media outlets such as Fortune Magazine, BBC, Bloomberg, Venture Beat, and The Guardian. With Oculus Rift coming into retail,...

July 15, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Children’s Health in Dallas to Pilot Ingestible Medication Sensors in Kids 

Children’s Health in Dallas, Texas announced plans to use Proteus Digital Health’s ingestible medication sensors to track medication adherence in kids with liver and kidney transplants. Medication adherence is a challenge for many patients for a variety of reasons —...

July 14, 2016